My friend and I are confused.

Mathematics

1 answer:

Irina-Kira [14]3 years ago

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since the base of the bigger triangle and the base of the smaller triangle are parallel
therefore the two triangle are similar
this means that 10/24=x/3x-3
30x-30=24x "using cross multiplication"
30x-24x=30
6x=30
X=30/6=5

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