ABCDE is a regular pentagon. Find each lettered angle measure.

x° = 36°, y° = 36°, z° = 72°

Step-by-step explanation:

Each interior angle of a regular polygon is given by the following formula;

Interior angle = (n - 2)×180°/n

Where;

n = The number of sides on the polygon

For the pentagon, we have;

n = 5, therefore;

Interior angle = (5 - 2)×180°/5 = 108°

ΔDCA is an isosceles triangle, with the segments CD and CA being equal, therefore;

∠ADC = ∠DAC = x°, and ∠ACD = 108°

Therefore

x° = (180° - 108°)/2 = 36°

x° = 36°

∠BAC = 2·x° + y° = 108°

∴ y° = 108° - 2·x° = 108° - 2 × 36° = 36°

y° = 36°

ΔADE is an isosceles triangle, with segments AD and AE equal, therefore, the base angles are z° each

Therefore, in ΔADE, we have;

z° = (180° - 36°)/2 = 72°

z° = 72°