Don't use < for angle unless you always skip a space immediately after it,
because if you don't skip a space after it, it will often, but not always,
delete what you type after that. Type this
for the angle symbol, and it will show up as this:
∠
Instead of doing the problem for you, I'll do one exactly like it step by
step that you can use as a model for yours. Here is the problem I will do
for you:
:
Find the measure of each angle. CB bisects ∠ACD, m∠ACB = (-8x + 4) , and m∠BCD = (-x + 25). Find m∠ACD.
Draw the picture:
Since CB bisects the larger angle, the two halves are equal,
so we put an equal sign between them:
-8x + 4 = -x + 25
Use the subtraction property of equality to subtract 4 from
both sides:
-8x + 4 = -x + 25
- 4 - 4
------------------
-8x = -x + 21
Use the addition property of equality to add +x to
both sides:
-8x = -x + 21
+x +x
------------------
-7x = 21
Use the division property to divide both sides by -7:
-7x 21
--- = ----
-7 -7
x = -3
Now since ∠ACB = (-8x + 4) we substitute -3 for x and get
m∠ACB = -8(-3) + 4 = 24 + 4 = 28°
And since ∠BCD = (-x + 25) we substitute -3 for x and get
m∠BCD = -(-3) + 25 = 3 + 25 = 28°
[Note: it was not necessary to do this last step because we knew they
were equal; however it is a good way to check your algebra]
So m∠ACD = m∠ACB + m∠BCD
m∠ACD = 28° + 28°
m∠ACD = 56°
Now, do your problem the same way, step by step.
Edwin