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What is the value of x in your answer in the Box

What is the value of x in your answer in the Box-example-1
User Rajes
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the value of x is 24



these triangle are similar with AA theorem ( two angles are congruent)

the side with 5 cm long of the smaller triangle is similar with the side with 15 cm long of bigger triangle.


and 8cm long side is similar with side x


the scale factor is 3 (15/5)


so x is

8 * 3 = 24






good luck
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