Question

i need help finding x

Answer 1

the formula to find it is 1st piece/alt = alt/2nd piece

Answer 2

no idea what yu are talking about

Answer 3

I'm not sure I understand what you mean there.

Answer 4

im posting the picture of it now, the 1st piece would be 5/2
the alt is x
and the 2nd piece is 10

Answer 5

(5/2) / x = x /10

25 = x^2

x = 5

Answer 6

but 5/2 is a fraction, how would it = 25?

Answer 7

\[\frac{\frac{5}{2}}{x} = \frac{x}{10} \implies 10x *\frac{\frac{5}{2}}{x} = 10x * \frac{x}{10} \]

Answer 8

Can you follow it from there?

Answer 9

oh. that's not really what we were talking about before.

Answer 10

Ok, so the first thing to figure out is what is the length of the left and right slopes in terms of x?

Answer 11

ya it would end up as x^2 = ( 5/2 times 10)

Answer 12

\[\frac{5}{2} \times 10 = \frac{5*10}{2} = \frac{50}{2} = 25\]

Answer 13

thanks

Answer 14

the final answer is x = 25

Answer 15

i mean x = 5

Answer 16

yes