document.write( "Question 119555: In a quadrilateral JKLM, measure angle J=x,measure angle K=2x, measure angle L=2x+10,and measure angle M=3x-5. Find the measure of the angle. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #87598 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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For any quadrilateral, the sum of the 4 angles is 360 degrees. So in this case, \"J%2BK%2BL%2BM=360\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"J%2BK%2BL%2BM=360\" Start with the given equation \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B2x%2B2x%2B10%2B3x-5=360\" Plug in \"J=x\", \"K=2x\", \"L=2x%2B10\",and \"M=3x-5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x%2B5=360\" Combine like terms on the left side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x=360-5\"Subtract 5 from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"8x=355\" Combine like terms on the right side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%28355%29%2F%288%29\" Divide both sides by 8 to isolate x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=355%2F8\" Reduce\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since \"x=355%2F8\" (which is \"x=44.375\" in decimal form), our first angle is \"J=44.375\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since \"x=44.375\", we can plug this into \"K=2x\" to get\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"K=2%2844.375%29=88.75\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our second angle is \"K=88.75\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since \"x=44.375\", we can plug this into \"L=2x%2B10\" to get\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"L=2%2844.375%29%2B10=88.75%2B10=98.75\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our third angle is \"L=98.75\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since \"x=44.375\", we can plug this into \"M=3x-5\" to get\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"M=3%2844.375%29-5=133.125-5=128.125\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our fourth angle is \"M=128.125\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the measures of the four angles are:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"J=44.375\", \"K=88.75\", \"L=98.75\", and \"M=128.125\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"J%2BK%2BL%2BM=360\" Start with the given equation\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"44.375%2B88.75%2B98.75%2B128.125=360\" Plug in \"J=44.375\", \"K=88.75\", \"L=98.75\", and \"M=128.125\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"360=360\" Add. Since the two sides of the equation are equal, this verifies our answer.
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