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What is the value of w?

What is the value of w?-example-1
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Answer:

37°

Explanation:

angles in a triangle add up to 180 degrees.

if two sides have the same length, an isosceles triangle is formed. the angles corresponding to the sides that have the same length are the same therefore, as FH = HG, ∠HFG = ∠FGH

180° = ∠HFG + ∠FGH + ∠FHG

= 106° + ∠HFG + ∠HFG

= 106° + 2* ∠HFG

subtract 106 from both sides to isolate the unknown and its coefficient

74° = 2*∠HFG

divide both sides by 2 to isolate the unknown

37° = ∠HFG = ∠FHG = w

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