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Answer:

A. x = 7, y = 3

Explanation:

The triangles are congruent by HL if the hypotenuses are congruent, and if the marked legs are congruent.

3x -1 = 6y +2 . . . . hypotenuses are congruent

2x = 5y -1 . . . . . . .legs are congruent

Subtracting 2 times the first equation from 3 times the second gives ...

3(2x) -2(3x -1) = 3(5y -1) -2(6y +2)

6x -6x +2 = 15y -3 -12y -4

9 = 3y . . . . . . . . . . . add 7 and simplify

y = 3 . . . . . . . . divide by 3

This value of y matches only answer choice A.

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