document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=212351>Question 212351</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x, y, and z are points on a line\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "angles are formed by line segments yu, yw\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "angle wyx=2(12b+7) and angle zyu=9b-1, find angle uyw.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "good luck. i know i need it. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #160631 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=160631\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> angle wyx=2(12b+7) = 24b + 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "angle zyu = 9b-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "xyz are points on a line.  x is on the left, y is in the middle, z is on the right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "draw 2 points above the line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "left point is w and right point is u.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "make a line from w to y and from u to y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "looks like they form a v with w being the left top of the v and u being the right top of the v and y being the bottom of the v.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "these lines form 3 angles that when added together are equal to 180 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "these angles are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "wyx is the left angle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "wyu is the middle angle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "uyz is the right angle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "wyx = 2 * (12b+7) = 24b + 14 (given)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "uyz = 9b-1 (given)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this makes angle wyu = 180 - (24b+14) - (9b-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "wyu = 180 - 24b - 14 - 9b + 1 which becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "wyu = 180 - 33b - 13 which becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "wyu = 167 - 33b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the 3 angles when added together should equal 180.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24b + 14 + 9b - 1 - 33b + 167 equals:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "33b - 33b + 167 + 13 which equals:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this confirms the calculations are good and that angle wyu = 167 - 33b<BR>\n" );
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