Question

PLZZ HELP!!!!

1. Find the value of x and y.
2. In an A-figure house, the two congruent sides extend from the ground to form a 34° angle at the peek. What angle does each side form with the ground?

Answer 1

Problem 4

Note the markings at the top indicate that angle y represents half the angle BAC. In other words, we need 2 copies of angle y to make up angle BAC.

So we know that angle BAC = 2y

Due to the fact that triangle ABC is isosceles, we know that base angles B and C are congruent to 47.

Focusing on triangle ABC we have

• A = 2y
• B = 47
• C = 47

So,

A+B+C = 180 .... for any triangle, the angles always add to 180

2y+47+47 = 180

2y+94 = 180

2y = 180-94

2y = 86

y = 86/2

y = 43

Turn your attention to triangle ABD.

Here we have

• angle A = y = 43
• angle B = 47
• angle D = x

We'll use the same idea as above, that all angles add to 180, to get...

A+B+D = 180

y+47+x = 180

43+47+x = 180

x+90 = 180

x = 180-90

x = 90

Answer: D) x = 90, y = 43

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Problem 5

Let x be the angle formed by the diagonal sides and the horizontal ground. This is considered the base angle because this triangle is isosceles.

We have two base angles x and the third angle up top is 34

x+x+34 = 180

2x+34 = 180

2x = 180-34

2x = 146

x = 146/2

x = 73

Answer: C) 73