Point is located on line segment (if said line segment is drawn). is . If , , and , what is the measurement of in degrees?
NOTE: The answer must be in the nearest hundredths.
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Draw line segment A D and name the resulting intersection point O . We'll look at the formed triangle △ O C D .
∠ A O B is 9 0 − x and is equal to ∠ C O D because they are corresponding angles. ∠ C D O is 1 8 0 − x 3 because it is supplementary with ∠ C D E . Now we can add all interior angles of said triangle which forms a cubic equation .
1 8 0 − x 3 + x 2 + 9 0 − x = − x 3 + x 2 − x + 9 0 = 1 8 0 0 ⟹ x ≈ 4 . 7 6 0 8
Rounded to the nearest hundredths, the answer is 4 . 7 6 .