Find the missing length. the triangles are similar.
2 answers:
Answer:
? = 130
Step-by-step explanation:
I'm letting ? be x
Since the triangles are similar, larger outer and smaller inner, then the ratios of corresponding sides are equal.
If x is the length of side of larger then x - 70 is corresponding length of smaller.
Then
=
( cross- multiply )
78(x - 70) = 36x ← distribute left side
78x - 5460 = 36x ( subtract 36x from both sides )
42x - 5460 = 0 ( add 5460 to both sides )
42x = 5460 ( divide both sides by 42 )
x = 130
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So then you count over each line meaning 1.
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Now for W or width. It equals 3 since you can count 2 lines and one either ends of the polygon is 1/2 each this creates one when added together.
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