Answer: z=56
Step-by-step explanation:
Based on the figure, we can determine that 3y+8=68 and 4x=2z. With the knowledge that a trapezoid has 360°, we can first find the value of y to get the angle measures of the top angles. We can then subtract that from 360°.
3y+8=68 [subtract both sides by 8]
3y=60 [divide both sides by 3]
y=20
We now know the value of y is 20, but that is not relevant to solving this problem because we already know that the top angles are 68° each. So, we can subtract that from 360.
360-68-68=224
Now, we know that the bottom 2 angles have to add up to 224. Therefore, we can come up with 2 equations.
Equation 1: 4x=2z
Equation 2: 4x+2z=224
We can manipulate Equation 1 to be [tex]x=\frac{1}{2}z[/tex]. Once we plug that into Equation 2, we can find the value of z.
[tex]4(\frac{1}{2} z)+2z=224[/tex] [multiply]
[tex]2z+2z=224[/tex] [add]
[tex]4z=224[/tex] [divide both sides by 4]
[tex]z=56[/tex]
Now, we know that z=56.
