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24Co-interior angles sum to 180

Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. Two co-interior (same-side interior) angles measure (2x + 10)° and (3x − 5)°. Find x.

Co-interior angles are supplementary, so x = 35. Setting (2x+10)+(3x−5) = 180 gives 5x+5 = 180, so 5x = 175 and x = 35. Check: 80° + 100° = 180°.

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