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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Look at the triangle below. What is the value of y?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

waiting

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (stormfire1):

6

OpenStudy (anonymous):

there is the triangle

OpenStudy (saifoo.khan):

Just look?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

6 propertion 9 / 3 = 3 18/3 = 6

OpenStudy (stormfire1):

It's a scaled triangle...one side was scaled from 9 to 3...so the hypotenuse would scale the same way.

OpenStudy (stormfire1):

(being a right triangle)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So the answer is 6?

OpenStudy (stormfire1):

y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why what?

OpenStudy (amistre64):

9/r = 3 as 18/r = y 9/3 = 3 as 18/3 = 6 y = 6

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