Find the value of x. Give reasons to justify your solution. AB ∥ EC

27°

Step-by-step explanation:

Let line AB be extended to touch line DC at point F, thereby forming triangle BCF.

∠ABC + ∠BCE = 180° (sum of interior angles in a transversal).

∠ABC + 48 = 180

∠ABC = 180 - 48 = 132°

Also in triangle ADF, ∠ADF + ∠DFA + ∠FAD = 180 (sum of angle in a straight line)

85 + ∠DFA + 25 = 180

∠DFA + 110 = 180

∠DFA = 180 - 110 = 70

∠DFA = 70

∠DFA + ∠BFC = 180° (sum of angle on a straight line)

∠BFC + 70 = 180

∠BFC = 180-70 = 110

∠BFC = 110°

∠ABC + ∠CBF = 180° (sum of angle on a straight line)

132 + ∠CBF = 180

∠CBF = 1800 - 132 = 42

∠CBF = 42°

In triangle BCF:

∠BFC + ∠CBF + x = 180° (sum of angle in a triangle)

42 + 110 + x = 180

x + 152 = 180

x = 180 - 152

x = 27°

the answer is; biodiversity resulting from few ancestors

adaptive radiation occurs when a population is subjected to a large natural environment with spatial ecological variations. the parts of the population in the different ecologies begin to adapt to their local environments. due to non-random mating across the large populations, this causes the different populations from the large population to speciate within their local environments. they, therefore, diverge to different species sharing a common ancestor.