Question

Use the Triangle Sum Property to find the measure of angle y.

There are two overlapping triangles that share the angle marked x degrees. The other two angles of the first triangle measure fifty-nine degrees and y degrees. The other two angle measures for the second triangle are fifty-six degrees and eighty-five degrees.

39

82

65

36

Answer 1

first find the value of 'x' from
x+56+85 =180
(because sum of angles in a triangle = 180)

then find y from
x+y+59 = 180 (because now we know whats x)