Question

Find the length of missing sides

Answer 1

Answer:

• ratio B/A = 5/3
• x = 9
• y = 30

Step-by-step explanation:

From lower right, clockwise around the figure, the side lengths are given as ...

  B: y : 50 : 15

  A: 18 : 30 : x

Then the scale factor B : A is the ratio between corresponding sides:

  B : A = 50 : 30 = 5 : 3 . . . or 5/3

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The other side pairs have this same ratio:

  x/15 = 3/5

  x = 15(3/5) = 9

  y/18 = 5/3

  y = 18(5/3) = 30

Summary:

• ratio B/A = 5/3
• x = 9
• y = 30