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Escalator Angles 46D41A

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Question: Find the measures of $\angle ADB$ and $\angle BDC$ formed between the escalators. Graph: Two intersecting diagonal escalator lines cross at point $D$ in the center. The upper-left ray goes through $A$ to the top-right ray through $B$, and the lower-left ray goes through the bottom-right ray through $C$. The angle at $D$ between $DA$ and $DB$ is labeled $(6x + 10)^\circ$ and the angle at $D$ between $DB$ and $DC$ is labeled $4x^\circ$.
1. **State the problem:** We need to find the measures of $\angle ADB$ and $\angle BDC$ given that $\angle ADB = (6x + 10)^\circ$ and $\angle BDC = 4x^\circ$. 2. **Understand the relationship:** Since $DA$, $DB$, and $DC$ are rays forming angles around point $D$, and the two angles $\angle ADB$ and $\angle BDC$ are adjacent and form a straight line, their measures add up to $180^\circ$. 3. **Write the equation:** $$ (6x + 10) + 4x = 180 $$ 4. **Simplify the equation:** $$ 6x + 10 + 4x = 180 $$ $$ 10x + 10 = 180 $$ 5. **Isolate $x$:** $$ 10x = 180 - 10 $$ $$ 10x = 170 $$ $$ x = \frac{170}{10} $$ $$ x = 17 $$ 6. **Calculate the angles:** $$ \angle ADB = 6x + 10 = 6(17) + 10 = 102 + 10 = 112^\circ $$ $$ \angle BDC = 4x = 4(17) = 68^\circ $$ 7. **Check the sum:** $$ 112^\circ + 68^\circ = 180^\circ $$ This confirms the angles are correct. **Final answer:** $\angle ADB = 112^\circ$ $\angle BDC = 68^\circ$
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