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The triangles are similar. What is the value of x?
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The triangles are similar. What is the value of x?

The triangles are similar. What is the value of x?-example-1
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The value of x is 16. Each side from Triangle B is multiplied by 4 to achieve the amount in Triangle A.
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Answer:

The value of x is
16\ units

Explanation:

we know that

If two figures are similar , then the ratio of its corresponding sides is equal

In this problem


(x)/(4)=(12)/(3)=(20)/(5)

therefore


(x)/(4)=4


x=16\ units

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