SOLUTION: Find the value of x that makes the parallelogram a rectangle. A parallelogram has one angle labeled 5 x plus 15 degrees.

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Question 1013435: Find the value of x that makes the parallelogram a rectangle.
A parallelogram has one angle labeled 5 x plus 15 degrees.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the value of x that makes the parallelogram a rectangle.
A parallelogram has one angle labeled 5 x plus 15 degrees.
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Each angle of a rectangle is 90 degrees.
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Solve::
5x + 15 = 90
5x = 75
x = 15
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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