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Find x and y of this shape.

Find x and y of this shape.-example-1
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To find x, notice that the angles 5x and 110 equal to 180.

Subtract 180 by 110 to get 70.

Divide 70 by 5 to get 14°.

Now, to get y notice that angles inside the triangle add to 180.

Subtract 180 by (70 + 40) to get 70.

Now, subtract 180 by 70 to get 110.

Divide 110 by 2 to get y, 55.

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