triangle aed is larger than triangle abc by a scale factor of 5; we know this because side ed is 5 units and cb, the corresponding side in triangle abc, is 1. if ad has a length of 9, the length of ab must be 9 divided by five. thus, z is equal to 9/5 or 1.8.
Just do 3^2 * 3^2 he is incorrect because he multiplied the exponents and he was suppose to add them together. the correct answer should be 3 to the 4th power which is 81
