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Special Properties, SMB-026

A pentagon is pictured below, where one internal angle is a right angle.
 

What is the value of `x`?   (3 marks)

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`130^@`

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`y^{\circ}=180-100 = 80^{\circ}\ \ \text{(180° in straight line)}`

`text{Sum of exterior angles = 360°}`

`z^{\circ}` `=360-(70+70+90+80)`  
  `=360-310`  
  `=50^{\circ}`  

 
`:.x^{\circ}=180-50 = 130^{\circ}\ \ \text{(180° in straight line)}`

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