Answer:
the answer is an equal sign
Step-by-step explanation:
You're given that ΔUVW is similar to ΔYZW. The tricky part is identifying which sides in ΔUVW correspond to which sides in ΔYZW.
The triangles share point W, so visually rotate one triangle around W until the two triangles align. That way, you can see that UW and ZW correspond to each other, and VW and YW correspond to each other.
Now you can find the scale:
VW / YW = 5/12
And you can write a proportion to find x:
UW / ZW = VW / YW
x / 64 = 5 / 12
x = 26 ⅔
Represent the unknowns.
<span>Let x = length </span>
<span>since the width is 3/4 of the length, </span>
<span>Let (3/4)x = width </span>
<span>Recall that the area of rectangle is just width multiplied by the length, </span>
<span>A = w * l </span>
<span>Substituting, </span>
<span>432 = (3/4)x * x </span>
<span>432 = (3/4)x^2 </span>
<span>432 * 4/3 = x^2 </span>
<span>576 = x^2 </span>
<span>Get the square root of both sides, </span>
<span>x = 24 feet (length) </span>
