Elementary Geometry for College Students (7th Edition)

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Chapter P - Preliminary Concepts - P.3 - Informal Geometry and Measurement - Exercises P.3 - Page 24: 40

Answer

$$ 120 ^{\circ}$$

Work Step by Step

We know that the two angles add up to 180 degrees. Thus: $$ m \angle 1 + m \angle 2 = 180 ^{\circ} \\ 2x + x = 180 \\ 3x =180 \\ x=60$$ Thus, the measure of angle 1 is: $$ m\angle 1 = (60^{\circ})(2) = 120^{\circ}$$
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