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Quadrilateral ABCD = FGCD

Quadrilateral ABCD = FGCD-example-1
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x = 109° and y = 4.

**Step 1: Use corresponding angles to find angle relationships.**

Since quadrilaterals ABCD and FGCD are congruent, corresponding angles must be equal. Therefore:

Angle B = Angle F (congruent bases)

Angle C = Angle G (congruent bases)

**Step 2: Apply angle sum theorem to find missing angles.**

In quadrilateral ABCD, the sum of all angles is 360 degrees.

We know <A = 91° and <D = 94°.

Therefore, <B + <C = 360° - <A - <D = 360° - 91° - 94° = 75°.

**Step 3: Substitute information to solve for x and y.**

We know from step 1 that <B = <F.

We are also given that <F = 4x + 21°.

Therefore, <B = 4x + 21°.

Similarly, we know <C = <G.

We are given that BA = 3y + 2 and GF = 14.

Since AB and FG are corresponding sides in congruent quadrilaterals, they must be equal.

Therefore, 3y + 2 = 14.

Solving for y, we get y = 4.

**Step 4: Solve for x using the value of y.**

We know that <B = 4x + 21°.

We also know from step 2 that <B contributes to the sum of 75° with <C.

Since we found y = 4, we can calculate <C using the angle sum theorem for triangle BCG. We know <G = 94° and <B = 4x + 21°.
Therefore, <C = 180° - <B - <G = 180° - (4x + 21°) - 94° = 65° - 4x.

Substituting for <B and <C in the sum of angles for quadrilateral ABCD, we get: <A> + <B> + <C> + <D> = 360°

91° + (4x + 21°) + (65° - 4x) + 94° = 360°

Simplifying the equation, we get 251° - 0x = 360°

Solving for x, we get x = 109°.

Therefore, the values of x and y are:**

* x = 109°

* y = 4

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