Question

What is the measure of YW?

Answer 1

`\huge\boxed{20}`

We know that
`\overline{YV}` and
`\overline{VW}` are equal, and we're looking for their sum. First, we'll need to find the value of
`b`.

Set the expressions equal to each other:

`5b=b+8`

Subtract
`b` from both sides:

`4b=8`

Divide everything by
`4`:

`b=2`

Now that we have the value of
`b`, we can substitute it into the sum of the two expressions to get our final answer.

`5b+(b+8) \\ 5b+b+8 \\ 6b+8`

Substitute:

`6(2)+8`

Simplify:

`12+8 \\ \boxed{20}`