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Answer:

x=24

y=7

Explanation:

Let's start by setting up a ratio. We can set up a ratio using the given length of the hypotenuse of both triangles.

25:50=1:2

We can use this ratio to set up an equation since we know that the length of a side of the smaller triangle to the length of a side of the larger triangle is 1:2

2x=48 (This is because we are given the length of the side of the larger triangle is 48, and since the ratio of the smaller triangle to the larger triangle is 1:2, two times the length of a side of the smaller triangle is the length of a side of the larger triangle)

Divide both sides by 2

x=24

2y=14

Divide both sides by 2

y=7

x=24

y=7

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