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Find the values of the variables.

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Find the values of the variables. x= y=-example-1
User Vishad
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Answer:

x = 30

y = 120

Explanation:

The outside triangle is equilateral, so the angles at its vertices are all 60°. The inside triangle is isosceles, so the unmarked angle at bottom right is also x°. This means ...

x° +30° = 60°

x = 30 . . . . . . . divide by °, subtract 30

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The angles of a triangle total 180°, so the angles in the smaller triangle add up to ...

x° +y° +x° = 180°

y° +2(30°) = 180°

y = 120 . . . . . . . . . . divide by °, subtract 60

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