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The triangles are isosceles and ΔABC : ΔJKL. What is the length of J-L?

5 cm

7.5 cm

8 cm

10 cm

The triangles are isosceles and ΔABC : ΔJKL. What is the length of J-L? 5 cm 7.5 cm-example-1
User Rethic
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Answer:

8

Explanation:

User Quasistoic
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You know ABC is isoceles, so AB = BC and BC = 2.5 cm.
That means that the scale factor is KL/BC = 2
So JL = 2AC = 8 cm
User Aakash Basu
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