Can A KIND SOUL HELP ME OUT??? ALL THE ANSWERS I SEE ARE WRONG FOR THIS PROBLEM:((( Find the measures of angles x, y and z in the figure.

please show how you got it so I can see if the answer makes sense

x=y=z=106

Step-by-step explanation:

The upper line is a straight line, so x+74=180, x=106.

y and x are equal in measure as it's a pair of parallel lines and z=y as they are alternate interior angles

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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