What must the value of x be in order forthe figures below to be similar?

Susan Yanders asked Oct 11, 2023

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Susan Yanders asked Oct 11, 2023

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Given:

Given that both triangles are similar.

The corresponding angles of similar triangles are proportional.

Use the cross-product method.

Hence the value of x is 3 units.

Igor Korkhov answered Oct 17, 2023

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