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Can you solve problem number 12, 13, and 15 for y?

Can you solve problem number 12, 13, and 15 for y?-example-1
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The values of y for the missing angles are:

12) y = 5

13) y = 11

15) y = 14

How to find the missing angles?

12) From he given image, we can see that (9x - 2) and (5x + 54) are corresponding angles and as such they are congruent. Thus:

9x - 2 = 5x + 54

9x - 5x = 54 + 2

4x = 56

x = 56/4

x = 14

(10y + 6) is a linear pair with (9x - 2). Thus:

9(14) - 2 + 10y + 6 = 180

130 + 10y = 180

10y = 50

y = 5

13) (8x - 1) and (11x - 25) are alternate exterior angles and as such they are congruent which gives us:

8x - 1 = 11x - 25

11x - 8x = 25 - 1

3x = 24

x = 8

(15y - 48) forms a linear pair with (8x - 1). Thus:

15y - 48 + 8(8) - 1 = 180

15y + 15 = 180

15y = 165

y = 11

15) (12x + 1) and (15x - 26) are corresponding angles and as such they are congruent. Thus:

12x + 1 = 15x - 26

3x = 27

x = 9

Sum of angles in a triangle is 180 degrees. Thus:

12(9) + 1 + 4y - 9 + 28 = 180

4y + 108 + 20 = 180

4y = 56

y = 14

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