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AABC ~ AQRS

Find the missing side length, m.
B
R
10
A 6
C
m = [?]
3
S
9

AABC ~ AQRS Find the missing side length, m. B R 10 A 6 C m = [?] 3 S 9-example-1
User Kevlar
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Since the triangles are similar, their sides are in proportion. You can set up a proportion with the known side lengths: m/10 = 9/6 and then solve using means and extremes.

6m = 90

m = 15

User Yugandhar Babu
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