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What is the value of x?

What is the value of x?-example-1

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Answer:

x = 7 cm

Explanation:

The two triangles are similar so ...

x/(6 cm) = (42 cm)/(36 cm)

Multiplying by 6 cm, you get ...

x = (6 cm)(42 cm)/(36 cm) = (6 cm)(7/6)

x = 7 cm

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