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The quadrilaterals ABCD and JKLM are similar.Find the length x of KL.

The quadrilaterals ABCD and JKLM are similar.Find the length x of KL.-example-1
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Given:

The quadrilaterals ABCD and JKLM are similar.

Required:

To find the value of x.

Step-by-step explanation:

Clearly the given quadrilaterals are similar.

Therefore,


(BC)/(KL)=(BA)/(KJ)

So,


\begin{gathered} (5)/(x)=(4)/(2.8) \\ \\ 5*2.8=4x \\ \\ 4x=14 \\ \\ x=(14)/(4) \\ \\ x=3.5 \end{gathered}

Final Answer:


x=3.5

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