Question

Lines AB and CD are perpendicular to each other. If 3 measures (4x + 4)°, and 4 measures 26°, what is the value of x?

Answer 1

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Answer:

  A  x = 15

Step-by-step explanation:

Lines AB and CD being perpendicular means the angles where they meet are all 90°. The diagonal line divides two of those 90° angles into two parts (each). The whole (90°) is the sum of the parts into which the angle has been divided.

The sum of angles 3 and 4 is 90°. Once you understand this relationship, you can write an equation based on the relationship. The equation can be solved in the usual way.

  (4x +4)° +26° = 90°

  4x = 60 . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by °, subtract 30

  x = 15 . . . . . . . . . . divide by 4