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Find missing side length given two similar triangles

Find missing side length given two similar triangles-example-1
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Answer: 49

Explanation:

by using triangle ABC and the known values of triangle XYZ, we can divide side XY/AB, 28/4=7. By doing the same with YZ/BC, 56/8=7, we find that the scale factor is 7. With this information, we multiply side CA by the scale factor, 7x7=49.

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