Question

Please help!
I genuinely don't know how to do this, a step-by-step would do great. Thank you.

Answer 1

I think it is 10, x = 10, I’m not sure but you should give it a shot

Answer 2

x = 10

Explanation:

Because the triangles are similar, the following equations must be solved in order to find out how much bigger or smaller the triangle is.

10 * y = 15

16 * y = 24

You'll find that

y = 1.5

Then, you are able to insert y into the following equation and solve for x

(x - 4) * y = 9

(x - 4) * 1.5 = 9

1.5x - 6 = 9

1.5x = 15

x = 10

We can plug x back into the previous equation in order to check if it is correct

(x - 4) * 1.5 = 9

(10 - 4) * 1.5 = 9

6 * 1.5 = 9

9 = 9