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The value of x (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

This is the geometry version of those stupid poorly written math equations. Engagement bait.

The real answer is always "it's unsolveable due to poor/missing notation".

[–] cucumber_sandwich 5 points 1 day ago

But it's not unsolvable, just a misleading drawing...

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It’s not unsolvable at all. The answer is x=135°. The triangles simply aren’t drawn to scale; The line between them isn’t a 90° angle, (even though it is drawn that way) because it is not specifically marked as 90° with a square angle mark.