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Please help! image is below

Please help! image is below-example-1
User Shiyan Xu
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Answer:

x=5

Explanation:

We know that corresponding sides will have the same angles. In this case it's 12 and 12+3=15. That means that larger triangle is 15/12=5/4=1.25 times larger.

So we apply that for 3x+1 as well.

1.25(3x+1)=4x

3.75x+1.25=4x

.25x=1.25

x=5

User Kgoutsos
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Answer:

2

Explanation:

2 is the answer of the above

User Greg Malcolm
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