Given that Triangle ACE - Triangle IKS, find the value of y.

Almo asked Feb 25, 2023

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Almo asked Feb 25, 2023

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Two triangles are said to be similar if their corresponding angles are congruent and the corresponding sides are in proportion .

Therefore we have,

Substituting the values, we have,

$\begin{gathered} (12)/(4)=(y)/(3.2) \\ 3=(y)/(3.2) \\ y=9.6 \end{gathered}$

Thus, the value of y is 9.6

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