Question

Triangle XY Z is similar to triangle PQR

Solve for k.
k=
19.5
10.5
R
5.5

Answer 1

We can write a proportion between short and long legs:

`10.5/ k = 16.5/ 5.5`

Solving for k yields

`k = (10.5\cdot 5.5)/(16.5)=3.5`