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Someone help me with question #1 plzz

Someone help me with question #1 plzz-example-1
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Answer:

x = 8 units

Explanation:

Note that the ratio of the middle-length legs is 12/18, and that of the shortest-length legs is x/12.

Then:

12 x

----- = -----

18 12

... which, through cross- multiplication, becomes 18x = 144. Then x = 8 units

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