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Answer:

x=27°

y=4 units

Explanation:

To find x:

The sum of all the angles in a quadrilateral is 360°. In a rhombus (you know it's a rhombus because it's a quatrilateral where all the sides are congruent), opposite angles are congruent. Because you're given that the measure of ∠T is 127°, you also know that m∠V=127°. You also know that m∠U=m∠S=(2x-1)°.

Using this information, set up an equation.

127+127+(2x-1)+(2x-1)=360

You can just divide both sides by 2 to get:

127+(2x-1)=180

Then, just solve for x.

127+2x-1=180

2x+126=180

2x=54

x=27°

To find y:

All the sides are given to be congruent. That's what the little marks on the sides mean, and that's how we knew it was a rhombus earlier.

So SV=VU=UT=TS

SV=6y-5

VU=3y+7

Since SV=VU:

6y-5=3y+7

Solve for y.

3y=12

y=4

Hope I could help!

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