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What is the measure of the angle marked y?

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Answer:

y = 48°

Explanation:

In parallelogram STVU,


m\angle TVU + 60\degree = 180\degree (linear pair angles)


m\angle TVU = 180\degree - 60\degree


m\angle TVU = 120\degree


m\angle UST= m\angle TVU =120\degree(Opposite angles of a parallelogram)


m\angle USR= 120\degree(\because S-R-T)


108\degree + m\angle USR+m\angle PSR= 360\degree


108\degree + 120\degree+m\angle PSR= 360\degree


228\degree + m\angle PSR= 360\degree


m\angle PSR= 360\degree - 228\degree


m\angle PSR= 132\degree


y+m\angle PSR= 180\degree

(Adjacent angles of a parallelogram)


y+ 132\degree= 180\degree


y= 180\degree-132\degree


y= 48\degree

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