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Geometry Difficulty 1.3 Junior Find the answer Canada

In the diagram, three lines intersect at a point.

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What is the value of xx? 3030 4545 6060 9090 120120

A number or a short expression. Fractions can be typed as 3/2, and spacing doesn't matter.

Solution

Since opposite angles are equal, then the three unmarked angles around the central point each has measure xx^\circ. [[IMAGE0]] Since the angles around a point add to 360360^\circ, then 6×x=3606 \times x^\circ = 360^\circ. From this, 6x=3606x = 360 and so x=60x = 60.

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