Answer:
A) [tex](3x-12)\° + (4x+20)\° = 113\°[/tex]
B) [tex]x=35[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
The angle addition postulate tells us that the sum of the measures of adjacent angles equals the measure of the larger angle that they form.
Therefore:
We can now plug in the given angle measures to solve for x:
[tex](3x-12)\° + (4x+20)\° = 113\°[/tex]
↓ canceling degrees on both sides
[tex]3x-12 + 4x+20 = 113[/tex]
↓ combining like terms
[tex]7x + 8 = 113[/tex]
↓ subtracting 8 from both sides
[tex]7x = 105[/tex]
↓ dividing both sides by 7
[tex]\boxed{x = 35}[/tex]