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- The 2 triangles intersect at vertex upper Q.
- The measure of angle upper X upper W upper Q is a/li>
- The measure of angle upper Z upper Y upper Q is a/li>
- A note indies the figure is not drawn to scale.
In the figure shown, and intersect at point . , , , and . What is the length of ?
The 2 triangles intersect at vertex upper Q. The measure of angle upper X upper W
Hard-difficulty · SAT Math · Lines, Angles, and Triangles — Angle relationships (parallel lines). Read the question above, select your answer, and check the full explanation below to understand exactly why the correct choice works.
Answer explanation
The correct answer is . The figure shown includes two triangles, triangle and triangle , such that angle and angle are vertical angles. It follows that angle is congruent to angle . It’s also given in the figure that the measures of angle and angle are . Therefore angle is congruent to angle . Since triangle and triangle have two pairs of congruent angles, triangle is similar to triangle by the angle-angle similarity postulate, where corresponds to , and corresponds to . Since the lengths of corresponding sides in similar triangles are proportional, it follows that . It’s given that , , and . Substituting for , for , and for in the equation yields . Multiplying each side of this equation by yields , or . Therefore, the length of is .
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