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What is the measure of angle y



What is the measure of angle y ​-example-1
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Answer:

Explanation:

You are given a right triangle. The square in the corner of the triangle tells you that that angle = 90°. Also the sum of all three angles in a triangle = 180°.

Sum of the angles in the triangle = 40° + 90° + y = 180°

130° + y = 180°

y = 180° - 130°

y = 50°

Second way:

The acute angles of a right triangle = 90°. Therefore 40° + y = 90°

y = 90° - 40°

y = 50°

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