Vertical angles are opposite to each other when two lines cross, they share the same vertex. These angles are also called congruent, and they are always equal, which means that:
m∠1=m∠2
m∠1=(16x-9)º
m∠2= (4x+3)º
Using the expressions for both angles you can determine an equation and clear the value of x from it:
m∠1=m∠2
16x-9=4x+3
[tex]\begin{gathered} 16x-9=4x+3 \\ 16x-4x=3+9 \\ 12x=12 \\ x=1 \end{gathered}[/tex]Now that you know the value of x, you can replace it in either formula to determine the value of the angles:
m∠1=(16x-9)º= 16*1-9=7º
This means that m∠1=m∠2=7º
