75.5k views
0 votes
Please help!
What values of b and c make △QRS≅△WVX?

Please help! What values of b and c make △QRS≅△WVX?-example-1
User Nyron
by
4.6k points

2 Answers

7 votes

Answer:

12 and 5

Explanation:

User Joel Fillmore
by
4.1k points
3 votes

Answer:

b = 12 and c = 5

Explanation:

For them to be congruent, the triangles must be congruent by HL, so c+44 = 5b - 11 and b + 34 = 10c - 4. From the first equation, we get that c = 5b - 55. We can substitute this into the second equation and get: b + 34 = 10(5b-55) - 4 = 50b -554 -> 49b =588 -> b = 12. We use this to solve for c: c = 5b -55 = 5(12) - 55 = 60 - 55 = 5. Therefore, b = 12 and x = 5.

I changed up my solution (sorry for the careless mistake), but I hope this helps! :)

User Nehel
by
5.2k points