Math Help - [SOLVED] Help me point out where I got wrong?

In the figure below, if L and M are parallel, what does z equal in terms of x and y?

a) x+y
b)x-y
c)180-x
d)180-x+y
e)180-x-y

Originally Posted by fabxx

In the figure below, if L and M are parallel, what does z equal in terms of x and y?

a) x+y
b)x-y
c)180-x
d)180-x+y
e)180-x-y

Your second diagram is right.

So that would mean that

So what would be in terms of and ??

--Chris