Find the value of x using the angle relationships below

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Residuum · Answer 1 · 2023-05-06T05:43:12+0000

Answer:'

x=20

Explanation:

In the diagram, angles 3x and (2x+20) degrees are alternate exterior angles,

This thus means that they are congruent.

Thus:

$\begin{gathered} 3x=2x+20 \\ \text{ Subtract 2x from both sides:} \\ 3x-2x=2x-2x+20 \\ x=20 \end{gathered}$

The value of x is 20.