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2009 AMC 10BProblem 24P21-25~5 minPrint

The keystone arch is an ancient architectural feature. It is composed of congruent isosceles trapezoids fitted together along the non-parallel sides, as shown. The bottom sides of the two end trapezoids are horizontal. In an arch made with 99 trapezoids, let xx be the angle measure in degrees of the larger interior angle of the trapezoid. What is xx ?

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