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# z - x or y

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z - x or y [#permalink]  26 Aug 2018, 03:00
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 Quantity A Quantity B $$z-x$$ $$y$$

A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

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[Reveal] Spoiler: OA

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Re: z - x or y [#permalink]  26 Aug 2018, 04:54
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 Quantity A Quantity B $$z-x$$ $$y$$

A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

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As per the diagram attached, we can write as
In the triangle

$$180 - z + y + x =180$$

or$$y = z - x$$

Option C
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Re: z - x or y [#permalink]  28 Aug 2018, 11:59
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 Quantity A Quantity B $$z-x$$ $$y$$

A) Quantity A is greater.
B) Quantity B is greater.
C) The two quantities are equal.
D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

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Since opposite angles are equal, we can see that the angle opposite x° is also

Also, since angles on a line add to 180°, the angle sharing a line with z° must equal (180 - z)°

Finally, since the angles in a triangle must add to 180°, we can write: (180 - z)° + + = 180°
Simplify: 180 - z + x + y = 180
Subtract 180 from both sides to get: -z + x + y = 0
Add z to both sides to get: x + y = z
Subtract x from both sides to get: y = z - x

Since y = z - x, the correct answer is C

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Re: z - x or y [#permalink]  28 Aug 2018, 21:10
All we need to do here is to carefully label the unknown angles.

Then we need to add all 3 labled angles and equate it to 180 because it is a triangle
then solve for Y and Y will be Y=Z-X
Re: z - x or y   [#permalink] 28 Aug 2018, 21:10
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