Question

If n is parallel to m find the value of x and the value of y?

Answer 1

C is the correct answer



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Answer 2

C.y=5, x=10

Explanation:

In this case when you have a triangle that is being cut by paralell lines you can use the Triangle Proportionality Theorem, which states that a triangle that is cut by a parallel line to any side the resultant sides would be proportional to those of the original triangle.

So you equation would be like this:

`(15)/(12) =(y)/(4)`

If you clear the function to get the value of X it´ll look like this:

`y=(15*4)/(12)`

`y=(60)/(12)`

`y=5`

Now that we have calculated the length of Y we can calculate the length of X

Since
`x+y=15`

Then

`x=15-y`

`x=15-5`

`x=10`

So the value of X would be 10.