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The measures of the angles of a triangle are shown in the figure below. Solve for x .

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STEP 1

1. We are given a triangle.
2. One angle is 59 59^\circ .
3. The triangle is a right triangle, so one angle is 90 90^\circ .
4. We need to find the measure of the angle labeled x x^\circ .

STEP 2

1. Use the property of the sum of angles in a triangle.
2. Solve for the unknown angle x x .

STEP 3

Recall that the sum of the angles in any triangle is 180 180^\circ . In a right triangle, one of the angles is 90 90^\circ . Therefore, the sum of the other two angles must be:
18090=90 180^\circ - 90^\circ = 90^\circ

STEP 4

We are given that one of the angles is 59 59^\circ . Let the unknown angle be x x^\circ . Therefore, the equation for the sum of the angles is:
59+x=90 59^\circ + x^\circ = 90^\circ

STEP 5

Solve for x x by subtracting 59 59^\circ from both sides of the equation:
x=9059 x^\circ = 90^\circ - 59^\circ

STEP 6

Calculate the value:
x=31 x^\circ = 31^\circ
The measure of the angle labeled x x is:
31 \boxed{31^\circ}

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