document.write( "Question 1052633: <1 and <2 are vertical angles. Find the measure of each angle. m<1= 2x+10, m<2= 3x-40. \n" ); document.write( "
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Rule: Vertical angles are congruent (i.e. equal)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now let's use the value of x to find the measure of each angle\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Angle 2 is also 110 degrees. Notice how plugging x = 50 into the other equation also yields 110\r
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