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Find the value of y . Please help !-example-1
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Answer:

(b) √55

Explanation:

The right triangles in this geometry are all similar, so the ratio of long side to short side is the same:

y/5 = 11/y

y² = 55 . . . . . . multiply by 5y

y = √55 . . . . . take the square root

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And x=4√5 by looking at ratios of short side to hypotenuse.

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