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Solve for w and y
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Solve for w and y Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-example-1
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Answer:

w = 10√2

y = 20

Explanation:

Sum of interior angles of a triangle = 180°

Therefore, the triangle on the left (with side length 10) is a right triangle,
since 180° - 45°- 45° = 90°

As this triangle is also an isosceles triangle (since it has 2 equal angles), then it will have 2 sides of the same length.
So the legs of the right triangle are both 10 units.

Using Pythagoras' Theorem to calculate the hypotenuse of this triangle:

⇒ 10² + 10² = c²

⇒ 200 = c²

⇒ c = √200

⇒ c = 10√2

The triangle with side w and base y is also isosceles triangle with base angles of 45°.

Therefore, the sides are equal in length.

So w = hypotenuse of the left triangle = 10√2

We know that the horizontal distance between the left base vertex and the top vertex of this triangle is 10, therefore y = 10 + 10 = 20

Solve for w and y Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-example-1
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