The best way to solve for x is to first solve for y and then subtract values. The top of "line" of the 3 angles togethers add up to 180 degrees. So from this, you can deduct this equation into
. To solve for y, subtract
and
from the left hand side and rights hand side of the equation. now you know the value is
. So the value of y is 69 degrees.
Now you know two angles of a triangle and the sum of the angles in a triangle is 180 degrees. So the equation is
. To solve for x, subtract
from both sides.
. So you know that
degrees.