document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=746956>Question 746956</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Parallel lines are cut by a transversal such that the alternate interior angles have measures of 3x + 17 and x + 53 degrees. The value of x is\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "71 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #454597 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=454597\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the lines are parallel, then the alternate interior angles are congruent, so we know that\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 17 = x + 53\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 17 - x = 53\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - x = 53 - 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 36/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 18 </SPAN>\n" );
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