Question

Help? Please? I really suck at geometry

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 14

y = 4

Explanation:

Ok so, just from looking at the two triangles i can tell they're congruent right triangles. I used different colors to show which sides of the triangle correspond and are equal to each other in my attatched photo.

So the side thats equal to x is the same length as the side that's equal to y+10 on the other triangle.

So we can write the equation x = y + 10.

Using this same method, the side that's equal to x + 2 is the same length as the side that's equal to 4y on the other triangle.

So, we can write the equation 4y = x + 2.

Now we have the equations $\left \{ {{x=y+10} \atop {4y=x+2}} \right.$ you could rewrite to be in slope- intercept form so they're easier to graph. But a graphing calculator online would plot it just fine.

If you graph these two equations they'll intersect at the solution ( 14, 4 ). I'll include the graph in my images as well.

To check your answer, you can plug in x and y and see if the triangle sides end up being the same length. I did and it was correct.