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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (phi):

Do you know about similar triangles and ratios? \[ \frac{2}{8}= \frac{x}{20} \] now you need to solve for x

OpenStudy (phi):

yes. The trick to solving this is to notice that the little triangle formed by the cut is similar to the big triangle. It's angles = the big triangle's angles.

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