Please tell me how to find x!?

I know how to find angleQPR .....
WHEN I know what x is. Please tell me how to find x. I don't need angleQPR; I just need x.

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1 Answer
Alan P.
Jan 16, 2018

I think there is a problem in what was asked; I do not think that you are intended to be able to determine x.

Explanation:

Here is what I think the question was intended to be:
QUESTION:
Given
color(white)("XXX")m/_RPS=8x+7
and
color(white)("XXX")m/_QPR=9x+16
Find /_QPcolor(red)S
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SOLUTION:
/_QPS
color(white)("XXX")=color(white)("xxxx")8x+color(white)("x")7
color(white)("XXxxxX")ul(+color(white)("x")color(white)("x")9x+16)
color(white)("XXX")=color(white)("xxx")17x+23

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There is no way with the given information for you to find the value of x, so you can not improve upon what you are directly given for m/_QPR (namely =9x+16)

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