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What is the value of x? The triangle is similar.

What is the value of x? The triangle is similar.-example-1

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The ratios between the sides of any two similar triangles are equivalent. You can use that fact to set up an equality between the ratios of the sides on triangle UKL and triangle UWV:

20/12 = 30/(7x - 3)

From there, simply solve for x.
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