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Determine the measure of angle RSQ.

Determine the measure of angle RSQ.-example-1

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Answer: 128 degrees

Step-by-step explanation

Interior angles R and Q have the same angle marker. The two angles are congruent. Both are (5x-4) degrees each.

We'll use the remote interior angle theorem to add those angles to get the exterior angle RST. Notice how neither Q nor R is adjacent to exterior angle RST.

Q + R = angle RST

(5x-4) + (5x-4) = 8x+4

10x-8 = 8x+4

10x-8x = 4+8

2x = 12

x = 12/2

x = 6

Then,

angle RST = 8*x+4 = 8*6+4 = 52 degrees

angle RSQ = 180 - (angle RST) = 180-52 = 128 degrees

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