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Answer 1

Find the values of a and b

Answer 2

I'm guessing the drawing should have a bit more info, like so:

ie the top is parallel with the bottom.

Now, angle a + 42 = 180, and angle b + 108 = 180.

Answer 3

no I drew it like how it was shown... and okay

Answer 4

I think @agent0smith is right, we need more info

Answer 5

wells thats exactly what it looks like, the way i draw it i swear

Answer 6

@UmmmHELP the way it is drawn, I don't think it's possible to find a and b - all you can say is that:
\[a + b + 42 + 108 = 360\]But this isn't enough info to find a and b.

Since you aren't given any side lengths. The drawing looks like it has parallel lines, so maybe you're meant to assume they're parallel.

Answer 7

I dont know cause Im looking at it now and it doesnt have the lines...so u really dont know sorry haha thats just all they gave me

Answer 8

I mean I really dont know sorry

Answer 9

Well if they aren't parallel lines, there's no way to find a and b, you only know that:
\[a+b = 210\]and you can't solve this for a and b.

Assume they're parallel and you can find them as i showed above.

Answer 10

okay

Answer 11

They look parallel in the drawing you gave, so you're probably safe to assume they are

Answer 12

Assuming they're parallel, do you know how to solve for a and b?
\[ a + 42 = 180 \]
\[b + 108 = 180 \]

Answer 13

sorry I wasnt even on the site for a while... Um I dont know..isnt it something with subtracting

Answer 14

Yes, in the first equation, you'd subtract 42 from both sides to find a. You can find b in a similar way.

Answer 15

subtract 180?

Answer 16

I got..thanks

Answer 17

To find b, you'd subtract 108 from both sides of the equation b + 108 = 180, but it sounds like you got it! :)