Answer :

Answer:

  • y = 4
  • c = f = g = 145°
  • d = h = 35°

Step-by-step explanation:

You want the measures of the angles in the parallel line figure shown, along with the value of y.

Parallel lines

Where parallel lines are crossed by a transversal, all of the obtuse angles have the same measure:

  c = f = g = 145°

The acute angles are supplementary to the obtuse angles in this geometry, so ...

  d = h = 180° -145°

  d = h = 35°

Variable

The value of y can be found by equating the expressions for y, or by using the angle measure of the acute angles marked with y-expressions.

  35° = (2y +27)°

  8 = 2y . . . . . . . . divide by °, subtract 27

  4 = y . . . . . . . . divide by 2

The value of y is 4.

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Additional comment

As a check, we find (5y +15)° = (5·4 +15)° = 35°, matching the other acute angles in the figure.

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