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Find the length of x

Find the length of x-example-1
User Susumu
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Answer:

2.5

Explanation:

You want the measure of the triangle side marked x in the given diagram.

Similar triangles

Corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional:

long side/hypotenuse = 5/6 = x/3

x = 3(5/6) = 5/2 = 2.5 . . . . units

The length x is 2.5 units.

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