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HELP ME PLEASE!!!!! FIND Y!

HELP ME PLEASE!!!!! FIND Y!-example-1
User Wahab
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Answer:

I got 139

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Explanation:

(2x-5) + 3x + 70 = 180

Collect liketerms. Take away 70 from both sides and add 5.

5x=115

x=23

2(23) -5 = 41

180-41 = 139

y = 139

User Arthur Burkhardt
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Answer:

y = 139

Explanation:

the exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the 2 opposite interior angles.

110° is an exterior angle of the triangle , then

3x + 2x - 5 = 110

5x - 5 = 110 ( add 5 to both sides )

5x = 115 ( divide both sides by 5 )

x = 23

then

2x - 5 = 2(23) - 5 = 46 - 5 = 41

y and 2x - 5 are a linear pair and sum to 180° , so

y = 180 - 41 = 139

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