Triangle ABC is congruent to triangle XYZ. Angel A measures 50 degrees. Angle B measures (2x+40) and angle Y (4x+8). Find the value of x.

How do I set this up proportionally?

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Triangle ABC is congruent to triangle XYZ. Angel A measures 50 degrees. Angle B measures (2x+40) and angle Y (4x+8). Find the value of x. 

How do I set this up proportionally?

anonymous · Answer

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The vertices correspond. a-x
b-y
c-z

anonymous · Answer

then you can set angle b = y and solve for x

sloppycanada · Answer

x = 8? I can't believe I did not see that. It looks so simple now that you've written it...

anonymous · Answer

I've been there many a-time :p

sloppycanada · Answer

Sorry x =16.

anonymous · Answer

2x=32
x=16 yeah

sloppycanada · Answer

ABC is congruent to XYZ. A = 50 B = 2x+40, Z = 4x + 8

anonymous · Answer

you can make C = z
then you know that all interior angle triangle angles add up to 180

sloppycanada · Answer

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sloppycanada · Answer

But I don't have the value of "C"

anonymous · Answer

c is z
remember the congruence statement abc=xyz
a=x
b=y
c=z

anonymous · Answer

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