The ray Q-S divides a straight angle P-Q-R into angle P-Q-S measuring x degrees and angle R-Q-S measuring x minus 60 degrees.

Which equation can be solved to find the measure in degrees of PQS
?

A.2X-60=180

B.2X-60=90

C.X-60=90

D.X-60=180

1 answer

To solve for the measure of angle P-Q-S (which is \( x \) degrees) given that angle R-Q-S measures \( x - 60 \) degrees, we can set up the equation based on the fact that the sum of the angles in a straight angle (180 degrees) must equal the measure of angle P-Q-S plus the measure of angle R-Q-S.

The equation can be formulated as:

\[ x + (x - 60) = 180 \]

Simplifying this equation:

\[ 2x - 60 = 180 \]

Now we can see that this corresponds to option A:

A. \( 2x - 60 = 180 \)

Therefore, the correct answer is A.