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23Corresponding angles equal

Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. A pair of corresponding angles measure (3x + 15)° and (5x − 25)°. Find x and the size of each angle.

Setting the corresponding angles equal, since the lines are parallel, gives 3x+15 = 5x−25, so x = 20. Each angle is then 75°: 3(20)+15 = 75° and 5(20)−25 = 75°, matching.

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