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The polygons above are similar. Find x and y. The images are not drawn to scale. A. x = 15, y = 18 B. x = 18, y = 14 C. x = 18, y = 16 D. x = 21, y = 14
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The polygons above are similar. Find x and y. The images are not drawn to scale.

A.
x = 15, y = 18
B.
x = 18, y = 14
C.
x = 18, y = 16
D.
x = 21, y = 14

The polygons above are similar. Find x and y. The images are not drawn to scale. A-example-1
User Matthew Franglen
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X=21 and y=14
Here is how I got it I found out the ratio of the sides that measured 18 and 12
the ratio was 3:2 so I divided 27 by 1 1/2 and I got 18 but since the equation for x was x-3 all i had to do was 21-3=18 so x=21 and i did the same thing with Y

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