Question

Find the value of x.

Answer 1

Where's the question?

Answer 2

The equation, I mean.

Answer 3

There is only a picture

Answer 4

@chlobug

Answer 5

Can you link it to us? Or draw it using the "Draw" feature at the bottom of the reply box?

Answer 6

Here is the pic

Answer 7

Thank you.

Answer 8

Okay cool. So, do you know what degrees every number should add up to?

Answer 9

Umm no

Answer 10

That's fine! Okay, so before we do anything. We need to find what everything should add up to.

To find the degrees of a polygon, you need to use this formula:

\[180(n-2)\]

The "n" represents the number of sides.

How many sides does your polygon have?

Answer 11

5 sides so it would be 5-2 which is 3 and 180•3=540 so it would add up to 540 right?

Answer 12

Perfection!

Answer 13

Now we can plug in each set to equal that.

Answer 14

What is your new equation?

Answer 15

Alright

Answer 16

2x+10+114+2x+112+x=540. Is this correct? Im not sure

Answer 17

One moment while I do it myself and check. :D

Answer 18

Did you remember that the little square resembles a 90 degree angle?

Answer 19

Ohh ya

Answer 20

(: That's a tricky one to remember. So now let's plug in.

Answer 21

What is your new equation?

Let's start by adding the x's together.

4x + 10 + 148 + 90 + 112 = 540

Answer 22

Do you just add 90 to the equation

Answer 23

you shouldn't be using equations for this stuff. you should be doing it from basic principles.

Answer 24

Yes (:

Let's keep adding, one number at a time.

4x + 158 + 90 + 112 = 540

Okay, next one.

4x + 248 + 112 = 540

4x + 360 = 540

Where do we go from here?

Answer 25

You just subtract 360 from 540 which is 180 and divide 180 from 4 which would be 45 and the final answer is 45 right?

Answer 26

Nice work! :D

Answer 27

Omg thanks!! I will give you a medal

Answer 28

Thank you (:

I'm sorry it was such a long process; you did amazing!