document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=400357>Question 400357</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I am not sure how the book gets an answer of 12 for the following question.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Quadrilateral QUAD is a rectangle. Find the value of x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Angle 4 = 6x-16, angle 2 = 2x+4 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #283421 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=283421\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> It can be shown that angle 2 equals angle 3, since the diagonals of a rectangle are equal and the diagonals intersect at the diagonal. Also, the sum of two angles in a triangle equals the exterior angle of the third angle, so the measure of angle 2 plus the measure of angle 3 equals the measure of angle 4. Thus,\r<BR>\n" );
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