Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

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Chapter 6 - Polygons and Quadrilaterals - 6-1 The Polygon Angle-Sum Theorems - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 356: 17

Answer

$x = 145$

Work Step by Step

To find the missing angle measures, we refer to the polygon angle-sum theorem, which states that the measure of all the interior angles of a $n-gon$ is $(n - 2)180$. Let's set up that equation using the interior angles we are given for this polygon: $120 + 116 + 129 + 130 + 135 + 125 + x = (7 - 2)180$ Evaluate what is in parentheses first, according to order of operations: $120 + 116 + 129 + 130 + 135 + 125 + x = (5)180$ Multiply, according to order of operations: $120 + 116 + 129 + 130 + 135 + 125 + x = 900$ Add the numbers on the left side of the equation: $755 + x = 900$ Subtract $755$ from each side of the equation to solve for $x$: $x = 145$
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