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If xy=8 inches, wy=24 inches and xz=48, The height from the ground the base of the window is ___ inches

If xy=8 inches, wy=24 inches and xz=48, The height from the ground the base of the-example-1
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Given:


\begin{gathered} XY=8in \\ WY=24in \\ XZ=48in \end{gathered}

To find:

The height from the ground to the base of the window.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the triangles XWY and XVZ are similar by AA similarity.

So we can write,


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