SOLUTION: YWXZ is a rhombus with diagonals that intersect at point S. Angle WSX measures (3x+12). Find the value of X

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Question 562683: YWXZ is a rhombus with diagonals that intersect at point S. Angle WSX measures (3x+12). Find the value of X
Answer by issacodegard(60) About Me  (Show Source):
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By knowing that the diagonals of a rhombus are each other's perpendicular bisectors, we conclude that they intersect at right angles. So, angle WSX has measure 90 degrees. So, we solve 3x+12=90 for x, which gives us x=26.