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Need help with number 6-example-1
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Answer:

angles x and y are supplementary

Explanation:

You want the relationship between angles x and y in the figure shown.

Corresponding angles

Where a transversal crosses parallel lines, corresponding angles are congruent. That means the angle adjacent to angle y to its left is congruent to angle x.

Linear pair

Angles that together form a line are a linear pair. They are supplementary: their total is 180°.

The angle to the left of angle y forms a linear pair with angle y. Since that angle is congruent to angle x, it means that ...

angles x and y are supplementary.

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