Homework Help: geometry

Posted by Terry on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 3:29pm.

measure of angle ABC=4x-12
measure of angle ABX=24
BX bisects ABC
solve for X and find the measure of angle ABC
**page 48 # 11 of prentice hall,california geometry**

geometry - Steve, Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 4:08pm
What's the problem?

We know that ABX is half of ABC.
So, since ABX = 24, ABC = 48

48 = 4x-12
60 = 4x
x = 15

Not too bad, eh?
geometry - yeshua, Monday, February 11, 2013 at 11:16am
x=15

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