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What is the value of d

What is the value of d-example-1
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Answer: 60 meters

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Step-by-step explanation:

The triangles are similar triangles (which can be proven with the angle angle theorem), so we can set up the proportion below

140/80 = 105/d

This proportion has us divide each corresponding side over one another in the same order. In this case, I'm dividing the larger triangle's sides over the smaller.

Cross multiply to solve

140/80 = 105/d

140d = 80*105

140d = 8400

d = 8400/140

d = 60

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