Answer:
a). x + y + 90° = 180°
b). x = 67°
y = 23°
Step-by-step explanation:
The sum of all angles in a triangle is 180°.
One of the angles in the figure is a right angle, or 90°. Therefore the sum of the three angles in the figure is:
x + y + 90 = 180
We are also told that x + 2 = 3y.
Rearranging that to isolate x gives us:
x = 3y - 2
Thake the first equation and substitute the above expression of in place of x:
x + y + 90° = 180°
(3y-2) + y + 90° = 180°
4y + 88° = 180°
4 y = 92°
y = 23°
To find angle x, use y = 23°
x = 3y - 2
x = 3*(23°) - 2
x = 67°
The sum 90° + 67° + 23° = 180°
