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Can someone help answer this for me? this does not make any sort of sense to me

Can someone help answer this for me? this does not make any sort of sense to me-example-1

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Solution:

Note that:

  • Triangle ABC ≅ Triangle FGH
  • AC = 30 units
  • CB = 10 units
  • BA = 35 units
  • FH = 18 units
  • HG = 6 units

Looking at both the triangles, we can say that:

  • FH = 3AC/5 = 3(30)/5 = 90/5 = 18 units
  • HG = 3BC/5 = 3(10)/5 = 30/5 = 6 units

We can do the same with AB and FG.

  • FG = 3AB/5 = 3(35)/5 = 3(7) = 21 units
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