Question

The figures are similar. Find the missing length.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Answer:-

Given ,

The figure is Similar.

Observation:-

Similar figures have similar sides. If we see carefully in smaller triangle, 3 has been added to each side and they are similar. We need to find y.

We have :-

5+3=8 as similar sides.

So, applying same algorithm,

`y + 3 = 5`

`y = 5 - 3`

`\boxed{ \tt{y = 2 \ cm}}`

is the answer.

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