Question

What is the value of x?

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Answer 1

The diagram shows a `box` in the angle. This tells you that it is a `right angle` which has a sum of 90 degrees. So the angles will equal 90 degrees.

\(\huge\bf{2x+38=90}\)

Simplify to find x.

Answer 2

do I simplify

Answer 3

Yes :)

Answer 4

I ment what do I simplify

Answer 5

You would first need to isolate `2x` to do this you would subtract 38 from both sides.

\(\huge\bf{2x+38{\color{red}{-38}=180{\color{red}{-38}}}}\)

Answer 6

why are we subtracting 180 shouldn't it be 90

Answer 7

Ooops sorry 90 you are correct.

Answer 8

\(\huge\bf{2x+38{\color{red}{-38}=90{\color{red}{-38}}}}\)

Answer 9

so id be 26 once iv divided 52 by 2

Answer 10

Correct :)

Answer 11

so that's what x is

Answer 12

Yes it is.

Answer 13

thank you so much

Answer 14

np :)