In each figure, two similar triangles are present. Find the value of each variable. 69.
70.
x-2y
5
749
x-5
18
40°
(10y + 8)
10
x + y
x - y
.820
820
x + y
74°
589
40°
15

step-by-step explanation:

this excerpt is taken from the book “we shall not be moved : the women’s factory strike of 1909 “ and is written by joan dash. it is the story of the great strike when almost 30thousand women working in factories in america formed a union to fight unsafe working conditions, long working hours and miserable wages.

question: which best states the author’s purpose for including this information in the text?

answer: to challenge the reader’s ideas about a historical event