What is the value of y in the linear pair below?
A 45 Degrees
B 90 Degrees
C 135 Degrees
D 180 Degrees

When two lines intersect, they form two pairs of equal angles, which, taking one of each, add up to 180°. (jargon: angles forming a straight line   show more

First step is to get rid of the square root. remember that a square root is the same as raising to the (1/2) power. see below: multiply exponents per exponent rules to get: remember you subtract exponents from the denominator and add exponents in the numerator so: simplify further: so a is the correct choice. if you don't understand this google exponent rules and it will you understand. look at the image results.