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Marizza181 [45]
3 years ago
6

The triangles are similar what is the value of x

Mathematics
1 answer:
Vlad1618 [11]3 years ago
4 0
The larger triangle is 5x the size of the smaller triangle.
5*5=25 and 3*5=15
So I figured that would be the same for the 3x+8 side and the 4 side.
4*5=20, So you'd set 3x+8 equal to 20 and solve from there.
3x+8=20
    -8   -8
\frac{3x=12}{3}
x=4
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