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The triangles are similar . What is the value of X

The triangles are similar . What is the value of X-example-1
User Roomey
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Answer:

16

Explanation:

There are 2 different ways to solve this

1) The bigger triangle is 4 times bigger than the smaller one

5 x 4 = 20

3 x 4 = 12

From this method you can see they all connect so you take the smaller triangles value of 4 and multiply it by 4

4 x 4 = 16

2) Pythagorean theorem and reorganizing the formula so that the a value is found


a = \sqrt{c^(2) -b^(2) }

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