Questions- Which of the following will you FIRST use to solve this problem? What is the value of x? What is the value or y?

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asked Feb 13, 2024 154k views

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Mark Karpov · Answer 1 · 2024-02-18T22:06:22+0000

Answer:

$x=57.33\\y=52.83$

Explanation:

$180=(3x+8)\\180-8=3x\\172=3x\\x=172/3\\x=57.33$

For y we use x = 172/3

$2y+17+x=180\\2y+17+(172)/(3) =180\\2y=180-(223)/(3) \\2y=(317)/(3)\\ y=(317)/(6)\\ y=52.83$

So, the value of x is 57.3 or 57 degrees, and the value of y is 52.83 or 53 degrees.