Find the value of y in the diagram below

Answer:
x=7 and y=12.
Step-by-step explanation:
If two lines intersect each other then vertical opposite angles are equal.
[tex]13x-26=7x+16[/tex]
[tex]13x-7x=26+16[/tex]
[tex]6x=42[/tex]
Divide both sides by 6.
[tex]x=7[/tex]
The value of x is 7.
[tex](7x+16)^\circ=(7\cdot 7+16)^\circ=(49+16)^\circ=65^\circ[/tex]
Same side interior angles are supplementary angles.
[tex](7x+16)^\circ+(9y+7)^\circ=180^\circ[/tex]
[tex]65^\circ+(9y+7)^\circ=180^\circ[/tex]
[tex](9y+7)^\circ=180^\circ-65^\circ[/tex]
[tex](9y+7)^\circ=115^\circ[/tex]
On further simplification we get
[tex]9y+7=115[/tex]
[tex]9y=115-7[/tex]
[tex]9y=108[/tex]
Divide both sides by 9.
[tex]y=12[/tex]
Therefore, the value of y is 12.