olygt Junior Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Aug 11, 2006 Messages 115 Reaction score 0 Aug 28, 2006 #1 Members do not see this ad. Can anybody explain to me how x+x=y on the QR part of achiever test 1 (#26), Thanks
Members do not see this ad. Can anybody explain to me how x+x=y on the QR part of achiever test 1 (#26), Thanks
lifeisgood the original 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Dec 22, 2005 Messages 896 Reaction score 1 Aug 28, 2006 #2 Call the third angle int he triangle z. Would you agree that 180 - y = z ? Wouldn't you also agree that x + x + z = 180, and therefore 180 - 2x = z ? If you do, then 2x = y (x+x=y) 👍 👍 👍 Upvote 0 Downvote
Call the third angle int he triangle z. Would you agree that 180 - y = z ? Wouldn't you also agree that x + x + z = 180, and therefore 180 - 2x = z ? If you do, then 2x = y (x+x=y) 👍 👍 👍
olygt Junior Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Aug 11, 2006 Messages 115 Reaction score 0 Aug 29, 2006 #3 Thanks, that's a lot easier. Achiever doesn't really explain some of these problems very well. Upvote 0 Downvote