Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
At the point where two line cut across, the vertically opposite angles formed are equal. This means that
2x degrees = 78 degrees
Dividing the left hand side and the right hand side of the equation by 2, it becomes
2x/2 = 78/2
x = 39
Checking,
The sum of the angles on a straight line is 180 degrees.
180 - 78 = 102 degrees
2x + 102 = 180
2x = 180 - 102 = 78
x = 78/2 = 39
I think the answer would be <span>2(x + 1)(x + 2)(x - 3).
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To solve for <em>x</em>, we must first isolate the term containing <em>x</em> which in this problem is 5x.
Since 10 is being added to 5x, we subtract 10 from both sides of the equation to isolate the 5x.
On the left, the +10 and -10 cancel out and on the right, 20 - 10 is 10 and we have 5x = 10.
Now we can finish things off by just dividing both sides of the equation by 5. On the left the 5's cancel and on the right, 10 divided by 5 is 2 so <em>x = 2</em>.