In the figure attached, what is the value of x?
55
60
65
70
75
Please show your thought process.
Thanks,
Gmat prep
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- PussInBoots
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We have two right triangles with 1 unknown side. Using the famous theorem we can find the lenght of 3rd sides - both are 5. Triangle has two equal sides, hence x = 180 - 2 * 55.