Question

Find the unknown length given that the triangles are similar.

Answer 1

Answer:

20 is the answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Make a proportion.

Set the numbers equal to each other.

I chose the numbers 9, 12, 15, and of course x.

Make the fractions in a way that the x is in the numerator if you want to make your life easier.

15/9 = x/12

2. Simplify

Cross multiply the numbers.

This will give you the equation of

9*x and 15*12

3. Make an equation

Simplify the numbers by mulitplying them

9x = 180

4. Divide both sides by 9

9x = 180

/9      /9

x = 20

Hope this helped,

Kavitha Banarjee