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Quadrilateral ABCD is similiar to quadrilateral EFGH. The lengths of the three longest sides in quadrilateral ABCD are 24 feet, 16 feet, and 12 feet long. If the two shortest sides of quadrilateral EFGH are 9 feet long and 18 feet long, how long is the 4th side on quadrilateral ABCD?

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check the picture below.

Quadrilateral ABCD is similiar to quadrilateral EFGH. The lengths of the three longest-example-1
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Well the sides of these 2 quadrilaterals are proportional to each other , so you would have to find the scale factor of the 2 then see which sides have already proportional pairs , then multiply *or / to find the last one .


Answer: D. 11.7 ft

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