Question

Solve for x,y, and z.

Answer 1

The given triangle is isosceles, so the two remaining angles in the triangle both have measure xº. The interior angles of any triangle sum to 180º, so that

58º + xº + xº = 180º

58 + 2x = 180

2x = 122

x = 61

Angles y and z are supplementary to angle x, so that

xº + yº = 180º

and

xº + zº = 180º

and consequently, y = z. In particular, we get

y = 180 - 61

y = 119

and so

z = 119