the following two pentagons are similar. find the missing side length represented by x. please help quickly!

Mathematics

1 answer:

lukranit [14]3 years ago

6 0

Answer:

5 inches.

Step-by-step explanation: Take a length from the original (13.5) and divide it by the new length of that side (9) to get 1.5. Then take 7.5 and divide it by 1.5 to get 5 inches.

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