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Find the missing length. The triangles in each pair are similar.

Find the missing length. The triangles in each pair are similar.-example-1

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Answer: 56

Step-by-step explanation: Since we know both triangles are similar, we want to first find the scale factor between the two triangles, knowing side UP and side PQ are corresponding we can find that 84/60 or in simplified terms, 7/5 is the scale factor. Now we know that side VP and side PR are corresponding so 40 x 7/5 gives us 56 which is side PR. Hope this helped! :)

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