Question

Find the missing side in each triangle using any method.Check your answers using a different method.

AC=
YC=

Answer 1

tis noteworthy that the picture above has a typo, is not YC, it should be YX.

the triangles are similar by AA, therefore

`\cfrac{16}{8}=\cfrac{YX}{17}\implies 2=\cfrac{YX}{17}\implies 34=YX \\\\\\ \cfrac{16}{8}=\cfrac{30}{AC}\implies 2=\cfrac{30}{AC}\implies AC=\cfrac{30}{2}\implies AC=15`