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What is y in this equation?

What is y in this equation?-example-1

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Answer:

y = 15.4

Explanation:

the outer and inner triangles are similar then the ratios of corresponding sides are in proportion, that is


(y)/(11) =
(8+3.2)/(8) =
(11.2)/(8) ( cross- multiply )

8y = 11 × 11.2 = 123.2 ( divide both sides by 8 )

y = 15.4

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