(a)[2]
Determine the value of $x$. State a geometrical reason for your answer.
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Determine the value of $y$. State a geometrical reason for your answer.
Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Angles
Angles — practice question
A diagram shows points A, B, C, D and E.
At B, the angle between BC and the horizontal BD is 53^{\circ}.
The angle between the sloping line BE and BD is 32^{\circ}.
At A on AE, the angle is marked $y^{\circ}$.
At E on AE, the angle is marked $x^{\circ}$.
ABC lies on one straight line. BD is parallel to AE.