What must be the value of x for a to be parallel to b? m∠1 = 98 and m∠2 = 9x+17

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a) 1/9
b) 65/9
c) 9/65

Captain umaima has a ship, the h.m.s. khan. the ship is two furlongs from the dread pirate nadia and her merciless band of thieves. the captain has probability 3/7 of hitting the pirate ship. the pirate only has one good eye, so she hits the captain's ship with probability 2/5. if both fire their cannons at the same time, what is the probability that the captain hits the pirate ship, but the pirate misses.