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Rectangle abcd is similar to rectangle pqrs given that ab =14cm bc =8cm and pq=12cm calculate the length of qr

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Answer: 6.8571 (Round as needed)

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Explanation:

This is a simple ratio problem

Using the similarity statement we can say 14:12, (ab:pq)

That is our ratio.

So we do 14/12 = 8/x, we solve this using algebra to get our answer.

Hope this is correct.

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