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Where RS=8y+5​, ST=3y+4​, and RT=97.
a. What is the value of​ y?
b. Find RS and ST

Where RS=8y+5​, ST=3y+4​, and RT=97. a. What is the value of​ y? b. Find RS and ST-example-1
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The answer of part a is y = 8

The answer of part b is RS = 69, ST = 28

Explanation:

a. Since RT = RS + RT, subsitute values of RS and RT in the equation

97 = (8y + 5) + (3y + 4)

97 = 11y + 9

97 - 9 = 11y

88 = 11y

y = 8

b. Subsitute the value of y in RS and ST just like done in part a

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