Question

Jose observes the Bermuda Triangle on two maps of different sizes. The triangles are similar and have dimensions, in centimeters, as shown in the figure below...
What is the value in cenetimeters, of x?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

If the triangles are similar, then they're proportional, so
\[\frac{ 8 }{ 2x }=\frac {7} {x+3}\]
\[8*(x+3)=7*2x\]
\[8x+24=14x\]
x=4cm