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The triangles are similar.
What is the value of x?
Enter your answer in the box.

The triangles are similar. What is the value of x? Enter your answer in the box.-example-1

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Answer: 16 units

Explanation:

In similar triangles, the sides keep the same ratio, in this case 3:4:5.

Thus, because 12 is 3*4 and 20 is 5*4, x must be 4*4, or 16.

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