Respuesta :

Answer:

  w = 28

  x = 18

Step-by-step explanation:

To make the triangles congruent, the hypotenuse and leg need to be the same length.

  5w +x -59 = -w +2x +91

  4w+4x -92 = 2x +2w

These two equations can be written in general form by subtracting the right-side expression from both sides.

  6w -x -150 = 0

  2w +2x -92 = 0

The second of these equations can be divided by 2 to give ...

  w +x -46 = 0

When that is added to the first equation, we have ...

  7w -196 = 0

  w -28 = 0

  w = 28

Using this in our simplified second equation, we have ...

  x = 46 -w = 46 -28

  x = 18

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Additional comment

These values of w and x make the side lengths ...

  UV = 2x -w +91 = 2(18) -28 +91 = 8 +91 = 99

  UT = 2x +2w = 92 . . . . from 2nd equation

Using the Pythagorean theorem, this makes ...

  TV = √(99^2 -92^2) = √1337 ≈ 36.57

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