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Given the similar polygons, use a proportion to find x and y

Given the similar polygons, use a proportion to find x and y-example-1
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14/16 = x/40 ==> x = 40(14/16) = 40(0.875) = 35

45/40 = y/16 ==> y = 16 (45/40) = 16(1.125) = 18

Answer:

x = 35

y = 18

Given the similar polygons, use a proportion to find x and y-example-1
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