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5 because 4/2 is 2 and 10/2 is 5
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Answer:

the missing length is 5

Explanation:

Since we are given similar triangles, we can simply use proportions to solve the problem:

we say that 2 is to side of length 4, the same as m is to side lengths 10. And in math terms:


(2)/(4) =(m)/(10) \\m=(2*10)/(4) \\m=(20)/(4) = 5

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