Question

The trapezoids shown below are similar. Find the length of x and y.104Fig 2Fig 12.Х419) x=20) y=

Answer 1

To solve this problem use proportions.

Find x

x/4 = 4/10

Solve for x

x = (4 x 4) / 10

Simplification

x = 16/10

Result

x = 1.6

Find y

y/2 = 10/4

Solve for y

y = (10 x 2) / 4

Simplification

y = 20/4

Result

y = 5