Factored form. 81m4 - 16
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The 20 represents the specific section, the 8 adds onto that side making the full side 8.
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Using this, we can set up a proportion to solve;
<em>Sides of the smaller triangle are on the top, and sides of the larger triangle are on the bottom</em>
[Proportion we made]
[Cross-multiply]
20x = 140
[Divide both sides of the equation by 20]
x = 7 ✓
This is how they reached 7, I hope this answer explains it so you can understand.
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