Find m∠STU and m∠TUA

Answers:

Explanation:

Let's find the expression for angle TUS in terms of x

Angle TUA has the expression 11x+2. It will add to angle TUS to get 180 degrees

(angle TUS) + (angle TUA) = 180

angle TUS = 180 - (angle TUA)

angle TUS = 180 - (11x + 2)

angle TUS = 180 - 11x - 2

angle TUS = -11x + 178

Now focus on the interior angles of triangle TUS. We have these three angles

For any triangle, the interior angles always add to 180, so,

T+U+S = 180

(5x+10) + (-11x+178) + (58) = 180

(5x-11x) + (10+178+58) = 180

-6x + 246 = 180

-6x = 180-246

-6x = -66

x = -66/(-6)

x = 11

Use this x value to find the angle measures we're after:

As an alternative route, you can apply the remote interior angle theorem. This says that adding two interior angles leads to the exterior angle that isn't adjacent to either one.

In this case, we would say

(angle STU) + (angle TSU) = angle TUA

that leads to the equation

(5x+10) + (58) = 11x+2

Solving this should lead to x = 11 to generate the angles mentioned earlier.

b: |12 – x| ≤ 0.25

step-by-step explanation:      

let x be the possible lengths in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

we have been given that jaime is cutting strips of ribbon for a project. he tries to cut each piece to be 12 inches long, but sometimes he cuts it too long or too short by as much as 0.25 inch.  

we can represent this information in an inequality as:

by the definition of absolute value function we will get,

upon combining our inequalities we will get,

therefore, the inequality   describes all the possible lengths (x), in inches, of the ribbons jaime cut.

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