## anonymous 3 years ago ABCD is a quadrilateral where AB is parallel to DC. If x = (4y)/3 and y = (3z)/8 find x, y, and z.

1. anonymous

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2. anonymous

$\angle A+\angle D=180^\circ\\\angle B + \angle C=180^\circ$ Try to solve it now :)

3. anonymous

I tried but I'm getting z as more than 90 degrees.

4. anonymous

z is an acute angle isn't it?

5. anonymous

z + y = 180 and $y = \frac{ 3z }{ 8 }$ $z + \frac{ 3z }{ 8 } = 180$ $\frac{ 8z + 3z }{ 8 } = 180$ $\frac{ 11z }{ 8 } = 180$ $z = \frac{ 180\times8 }{ 11 }$

6. anonymous

I don't think that's right.

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8. anonymous

What do you mean 'in your graph'?

9. anonymous

if y = 3/8 of z, it will be smaller than z. Are you sure you have y and z labelled correctly?

10. anonymous

Yes. You think it could be a printing mistake?

11. anonymous

No clue, but if z is acute, and y is 3/8 of z, then there's no way y can be obtuse.

12. anonymous

Yeah, I never thought of that.

13. anonymous

Sorry, graphic*. I mean that you have the wrong graphic or wrong data.

14. anonymous

The answers given are 96, 96 and 84.

15. anonymous

Try it the other way around. z = 3y/8

16. anonymous

Then you get 11y/8 = 180

17. anonymous

$$y = \frac{180 \times 8}{11}$$

18. anonymous

That gives an angle of 131, meaning z would be 49. Doesn't work.

19. anonymous

Well, it works, but not to the answers you're given. :)

20. anonymous

yes.

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