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Find the missing side length.

Assume that all intersecting sides meet at right angles.
Be sure to include the correct unit in your answer.
13 yd
?
9 yd
11 yd
6 yd
4 yd

Find the missing side length. Assume that all intersecting sides meet at right angles-example-1
User Phorce
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Answer: 5 yards

Explanation:

1. Look at the vertical parts of the drawing from right to left

2. Notice that the longest vertical part is 11 yards

3. Notice that the other labels vertical part is 6 yards

4. Notice that the third vertical part, the one with the ? is 11 yds - 6 yds since the two shorter vertical parts would make a line as long as the longest vertical part of they were put together. Since this is the case the missing part is 11 yds-6 yds = 5 yds.

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