Question

Find the values of x, y, and z. The diagram is not to scale.

Answer 1

To find x. Use the fact that the sum of angles in a triangle is 180 degrees.

Answer 2

So x = 68?

Answer 3

Whats y and z?

Answer 4

Your value for x is wrong. Solve for x in this equation 63+36+x=180.

Answer 5

theres a 13 as well or do I not add that?

Answer 6

thats how I find z and y I see it now

Answer 7

x = 81

Answer 8

Yes for the first triangle x is 81!. For the second triangle still use the same fact.

Answer 9

so z and y are whatever makes the triangle equal 180 ?

Answer 10

Exactly. All triangles have that property no matter how fat, or thin, or long the triangle looks.

Answer 11

So would z and y be the same or different? because z is 157 to make the trinagle equal 180

Answer 12

and y would end up being the same

Answer 13

To find z look at this small logic On a straight line the angle is 180 degrees if one side is 81 degrees what is the other side?

Answer 14

99?

Answer 15

Correct. To find y use this fact again, 13+99+y=180. Solve for y.