Question

What is the value of x in the figure below if L₁ is parallel to L2?

(Please see image below)

Answer 1

x = 9

Explanation:

According to the Corresponding Angles Postulate, when a straight line intersects two parallel straight lines, the resulting corresponding angles are congruent. (Corresponding angles are pairs of angles that have the same relative position in relation).

As L₁ is parallel to L₂, the two angles shown in the given diagram are corresponding angles and therefore are congruent.

To find the value of x, set the expressions of the two corresponding angles equal to each other and solve for x:

`\begin{aligned}6x-3&=5x+6\\6x-3-5x&=5x+6-5x\\x-3&=6\\x-3+3&=6+3\\x&=9\end{aligned}`

Therefore, the value of x is 9.