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Given quadrilateral TUVX ~ quadrilateral MNOP and VX = 5, XT = 10, and OP = 7, what is PM?

User Aameer
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(PM)/(OP)=
(XT)/(VX)

(PM)/(7)=
(10)/(5)
We can either simplify 10/5 to 2 or just continue.

(PM)/(7)=2
PM=7 units
OR
PM×5=10×7
5PM=70
PM=14 units
We get the same answer either ways.

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Please see the pic, I'd solved in it.
Given quadrilateral TUVX ~ quadrilateral MNOP and VX = 5, XT = 10, and OP = 7, what-example-1
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