Question

What is the length of DE

Answer 1

The answer is b.6, you set up a proportion of the corresponding sides in both triangles...12/9=8/x solve for x and get 6.

Answer 2

The length of DE is 6 inches.

I can see that from the image, DE is a horizontal line segment that is 6 units long. This is because the x-axis is labeled in units, and DE spans 6 units on the x-axis.

we know that

The triangle XYZ and DEF are similar triangles

therefore

The ratio of their corresponding sides is equal

12/8 = 9/x

x = 8 * 9/12

x = 6 Units.

Therefore the length of DE is 6 inches.