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The triangles are similar.
 

What is the value of x?


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x = 

 

 

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 Feb 22, 2018
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We could do some math here....but inspection may be faster

 

Notice that the corresponding sides of the larger triangle are 3  times that of the smaller triangle

 

So....the missing side in the larger triangle must be 3 times 7  =   21  = x

 

 

cool cool cool

 Feb 22, 2018

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