Question

The shapes below are similar. Find the length x. Will mark brainliest!!!!!!

Answer 1

Answer:

x = 8

Step-by-step explanation:

Similar shapes are dilations of each other using a scale factor.

As the area of both figures has been given, the scale factor that maps the green figure to the yellow figure can be calculated:

$\implies \textsf{Scale factor (area)} = \dfrac{\textsf{area of yellow figure}}{\textsf{area of green figure}} = \sf \dfrac{352}{22} = 16$

Area is measured in square units. Therefore, to find the scale factor for length, square root the scale factor for area:

$\begin{aligned}\implies \textsf{Scale factor (length)} & = \sf \sqrt{\textsf{Scale factor for area}} \\ & =\sf \sqrt{16}\\ & = \sf 4 \end{aligned}$

Use the found scale factor for length to find the perimeter of the yellow figure:

$\begin{aligned} \sf \implies \textsf{Perimeter (yellow fig)} & = \sf \textsf{perimeter (green fig)} \times scale\:factor \\ & = \sf 26 \times 4 \\ & = \sf 104\: mm \end{aligned}$

Find the missing horizontal lengths of the yellow figure by using the corresponding length of the green figure:

⇒ 4 mm × 4 = 16 mm

⇒ 24 mm - 16 mm = 8 mm

Let the height of the yellow figure be y.

⇒ 24 + 8 + 16 + y + x + (y - x) = perimeter

⇒ 48 + 2y = 104

⇒ 2y = 56

⇒ y = 28 mm

Divide the yellow figure into two rectangles (see attachment).

• Area of left rectangle = y × 8 = 28 × 8 = 224 mm²

• Area of right rectangle = 16x mm²

To find x, sum the areas of the rectangles and equate to 352:

⇒ 224 + 16x = total area

⇒ 224 + 16x = 352

⇒ 16x = 128

⇒ x = 8

Answer 2

The value of x is 8 mm.

What are Similar Figures ?

Similar Figures are the figures in which all the sides of one figure are in same ratio with the other side.

Two figures are given which are similar to each other .

When two figures are in ratio a:b then Area will be in ratio a² : b²

Area of figure 1 = 22 sq.mm

Area of figure 2 = 352 sq.mm

A1 :A2 = 22 /352

a² : b² = 1 / 16

a:b = 1/4

Therefore the bigger figure is 4 times the small figure .

The 4mm side will be 16 mm in the larger figure

The difference will be the value of x

x = 24 -16 = 8 mm

Therefore the value of x is 8 mm.

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