a triangle has 3 sides. 1st side is (5x+3y)°, 2nd side is (3x+20)° and 3rd side is (10y+30)°. what is the value of x and y?
You are talking about sides but use the degree symbol ????
Which is it ?
i meant the interior angles are 5x+3y)°, (3x+20)° and (10y+30)°.
and i know that this all simplified is 8x + 13y + 50 = 180°
but i am unsure how to find the values of x and y using this.
I'll assume an equilateral triangle, in which case
5x+3y = 3x+20
5x+3y = 10y+30
or
2x+3y = 20
5x-7y = 30
now just solve for x and y
If that's not the case, maybe the mysterious and elusive anonymous can either
(a) clarify the problem
(b) work on solving it and show the progress made
r
To find the values of x and y, we can use the fact that the sum of the angles in a triangle is always 180 degrees.
Given:
1st side: (5x + 3y)°
2nd side: (3x + 20)°
3rd side: (10y + 30)°
Sum of the angles in a triangle = 180°
Therefore, we can write the following equation:
(5x + 3y) + (3x + 20) + (10y + 30) = 180
Simplifying the equation:
8x + 13y + 50 = 180
Now, we can solve this equation to find the values of x and y.
8x + 13y = 180 - 50
8x + 13y = 130
To solve this equation, we need more information or another equation to find the unique values of x and y.