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Find the length of missing sides

Find the length of missing sides-example-1

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Answer:

  • ratio B/A = 5/3
  • x = 9
  • y = 30

Explanation:

From lower right, clockwise around the figure, the side lengths are given as ...

B: y : 50 : 15

A: 18 : 30 : x

Then the scale factor B : A is the ratio between corresponding sides:

B : A = 50 : 30 = 5 : 3 . . . or 5/3

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The other side pairs have this same ratio:

x/15 = 3/5

x = 15(3/5) = 9

y/18 = 5/3

y = 18(5/3) = 30

Summary:

  • ratio B/A = 5/3
  • x = 9
  • y = 30
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