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What is the value for y? Enter your answer in the box.

What is the value for y? Enter your answer in the box.-example-1
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Angles A and B are identical, so 34 degrees = x - 5 degrees.

The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is always 180 degrees, and therefore

34 + 34 + 4y = 180, or 68 + 4y = 180, or 4y = 112, or y = 28.

The measure of y is 28.

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