Question

finding x, y, z? i really really don't understand this one. none of the answers i get make sense :/

Answer 1

Sure, I can help you out.

Answer 2

angle one equals 18x, angle two is x + y and angle three is 30 z

Answer 3

Well what can you say about those angles? Can you use that information to make any equations? I'll help walk you through it.

Answer 4

i know that angle one and angle two equal 180 and angle two and three equal 180

Answer 5

Alright cool, so write out what you said but as an equation instead of a sentence and we'll try solving them.

Answer 6

18x + x + y = 180 and x + y + 30z = 180

Answer 7

Alright now it looks like you need a 3rd equation to solve this one. Do you know what vertical angles are?

Answer 8

i do

Answer 9

Can you apply that here and make another equation with it?

Answer 10

18x + 30z = 180

Answer 11

Almost, those are the angles involved, but they don't equal 180 degrees.

These are vertical angles:

Answer 12

oh okay

Answer 13

18x = 30z

Answer 14

Awesome, now I believe you have enough information to substitute in your equations to solve for all your variables, yeah?

Answer 15

do they all equal 90?

Answer 16

I'm not sure, but I do know you have enough information to solve for all of your variables now so it's not important.

Answer 17

Its a rhombus.. .in rhombus diagonals are perpendicular to each other.. !!!! so all angles are 90 degrees!