The answer is 125 degrees but the triangle on the left has 190 degrees in it
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Nah, the angle isn’t specified as a right angle. We can’t assume it’s 90° just because it’s drawn that way, because it isn’t drawn to scale.
Left triangle has 180° total. 60+40=100, which means that middle line is actually 80°, not 90. And since the opposite side is the inverse, we know it is 100° on the other side.
100+35=135. We know the right triangle also has 180° total, so to find the top corner we do 180-135=45. So that top corner of the right triangle is 45°, meaning x must be 135° on the opposite side.
I mean, it's visibly an acute angle wether it's labelled as such or not.
This is the geometry version of those stupid poorly written math equations. Engagement bait.
The real answer is always "it's unsolveable due to poor/missing notation".
But it's not unsolvable, just a misleading drawing...
It’s not unsolvable at all. The answer is x=135°. The triangles simply aren’t drawn to scale; The line between them isn’t a 90° angle, (even though it is drawn that way) because it is not specifically marked as 90° with a square angle mark.
Either this is drawn wrong or they broke geometry
The triangles aren’t drawn to scale. The middle line isn’t a 90° angle, because it isn’t specifically marked with a square angle in the corner. Triangles always add up to 180°, so the angle in the left triangle is actually 80°, not 90°.
Right one does not depend on the left one. 3rd dimension for the win!
There's perils in being in 3d
And thinking so much differently.
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That was a good one
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I think 125
135, that's not a 90 degree angle in the problem. Just visually.
Oh that's just a cheap trick. You are right, it's 80 degrees despite looking like 90 degrees.
You are right that is 80° so the value of x will be 135°
Nah, the imagery tricks you. 180 degrees to a line. 180 degrees inside a triangle.
So you can gather the inside unlabeled angle on the triangle on the left is only 80 degrees: (180-[60+40])
So you then know it's 100 on the right side of that +35 leaves you with 45 degrees left for the top of the right one.
180-45=. 135 degrees
Also if you add up all visible angles you get 135, so I'm sold on that alone. No no no, I won't hear any rebuttals.
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