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2 Answers
Jun 18, 2018

I may be wrong and probably I am but I couldn't find the answer among the given...

Explanation:

From Pythagoras the height WU will be:

#"WU"=h=sqrt(36^2-32^2)=sqrt(272)=16.5#

again (to the triangle on the left):

#(x+4)^2=(x+1)^2+272#

#cancel(x^2)+8x+16=cancel(x^2)+2x+1+272#

#6x=257#

#x=257/6=42.8#

So #"WZ"=42.8+4=46.8#

Jun 18, 2018

#27toA#

Explanation:

#triangleWUZ" and "triangleWUY" are similar "(A A)#

#"hence the "color(blue)"ratios of corresponding sides are equal"#

#(WZ)/(WY)=(UZ)/(UY)#

#(x+4)/36=(x+1)/32larrcolor(blue)"cross-multiply"#

#36(x+1)=32(x+4)#

#36x+36=32x+128#

#"subtract "32x" from both sides"#

#4x+36=128#

#"subtract 36 from both sides"#

#4x=128-36=92#

#"divide both sides by 4"#

#x=92/4=23#

#rArrWZ=x+4=23+4=27#