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Solve for x. Your answer may be in decimal form. Round to the nearest tenth. Help me with thiz

Solve for x. Your answer may be in decimal form. Round to the nearest tenth. Help-example-1
User Harinder
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Given :

Two similar triangles ΔABC and ΔSTU .

To Find :

The value of x.

Solution :

Since, ΔABC and ΔSTU are similar, so ratio of their sides are equal.


(AB)/(AC) = (SU)/(ST)\\\\(x)/(21)=(13)/(5)\\\\x = (21* 13)/(5)\\\\x = 54.6

Therefore, value of x is 54.6 .

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