SOLUTION: Two adjacent angle on a straight line are (3x-2)º and (2x+7x)º.find the value of x and measure of its angle.

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Question 1042831: Two adjacent angle on a straight line are (3x-2)º and (2x+7x)º.find the value of x and measure of its angle.
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Two adjacent angles on a straight line are (3x-2)º and (2x+7x)º.find the value of x and measure of its angle.
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3x-2+2x+7x = 180 degrees
12x = 182
x = 15.167
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3x-2 = 3*15.167-2 = 43.5 degrees
2x+7x = 9x = 136.5 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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