Question

Quadrilateral UVWX is a rectangle, UW = y + 36, and VX = 3y. What is the value of y?

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Answer 1

y = 18

Explanation:

You want the value of y, given a rectangle with diagonals of lengths (y+36) and (3y).

Diagonals

The diagonals of a rectangle are congruent, so ...

3y = y +36

2y = 36 . . . . . . . subtract y

y = 18 . . . . . . . . . divide by 2