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Solve for X and Y! Please and thanks ~ I’m really struggling lol don’t answer just for points please

Solve for X and Y! Please and thanks ~ I’m really struggling lol don’t answer just-example-1
User Super Cool
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x = 20
y = 64

okay so you have to solve for x first;
3x - 2 = x + 38 and you get x = 20.
then you take 20 and put it into those same equations on the bottom and you get 58° for both. add 58+58 and get 116. a triangle has to be 180°. so then do 180-116 to find y. and you get 64!

hope it helps!!
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