SP bisects <RST. Find the m<RST if m<RSP = (3x-20)
and m<PST = (9x-26)
I did 3x-20=9x-26 subtracted 3x from each side,
-20=6x-26 now i added 26 on each side
6=6x and got x=1
I think x = 1 but now what do i do?
Good job solving for x! Now that you have found that x = 1, we can substitute this value back into the given expressions to find the measurements of the angles.
You already calculated that m<RSP = 3x - 20, so substituting x = 1, we get:
m<RSP = 3(1) - 20 = 3 - 20 = -17
Similarly, m<PST = 9x - 26, so substituting x = 1, we get:
m<PST = 9(1) - 26 = 9 - 26 = -17
Now, since SP bisects <RST, it means that m<RSP is equal to m<PST. So we can set them equal to each other and solve for m<RST.
-17 = -17
Therefore, the measure of <RST is -17.
However, please note that it is unusual for an angle to have a negative measure. Double-check your calculations and make sure you haven't made any errors.