Question

What is the value of x?

5.1 in

4.9 in

4 in

4.5 in


i think its 4.9 but not sure

Answer 1

Where is the diagram ?

Answer 2

Use similar triangles.

Ratio for sides.

\[4/(4+18) = x / (x+22)\]

Answer 3

5.5=22x/x?

Answer 4

What ?

Answer 5

i'm so confused

Answer 6

Cross multiply

\[4(x+22)=x(4+18)\]

Answer 7

Now can you solve for x ?

Answer 8

so its 5.1

Answer 9

Did you calculate it ?

Answer 10

yeah... i got 5.1

Answer 11

Show me your working...

Answer 12

@xxjakkixx

Answer 13

wait i just redid it and i got 4.... i dont understand this at all

Answer 14

I said show me your work;

Answer 15

You have to use the distributive property to solve it

a(x+y)=ax+ay