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Let DOT~PAN find the missing side x

User Gregw
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Since both triangles are similar, the ratio between their sides remains constant.

Thereby,


\begin{gathered} (x)/(27)=(22)/(18)\rightarrow x=27\cdot(22)/(18) \\ \Rightarrow x=33 \end{gathered}

We get that x = 33

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