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The triangles below are similar. Find x.

The triangles below are similar. Find x.-example-1
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Answer:

1

Explanation:

in this constellation the upper left vertex corresponds to the bottom right vertex. and the upper right vertex to the bottom left vertex.

so, the side x corresponds to the side x+2.

and, of course, the top side corresponds to the bottom side.

going from the small to the large triangle the scaling factor is 6/2 = 3/1 = 3.

therefore

3 × x = x + 2

3x = x + 2

2x = 2

x = 1

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