Read the following SAT test question and then select the correct answer.
For every math problem, you should use the Knowsys method: read the
question carefully, identify the bottom line, assess your options, attack the
problem, and loop back to verify that the answer you found addresses the bottom
line.
In the figure above, x = 60 and y = 40. If the dashed lines bisect
the angles with measures of x° and y°, what is the value of z?
Geometry questions often include figures with multiple variables. When you are assessing your options, realize
that you can estimate values with figures that are drawn to scale, but that
figures that are not drawn to scale may be misleading and estimation may result
in a wrong answer. When you are prepared
to attack your problem, it is especially important to write your scratch work
so that you can see how each number you find relates to the figure. The easiest way to do that is to add the
values you find to the figure.
