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OpenStudy (anonymous):

I'LL FAN AND GIVE MEDAL!!! 1. Which segment of the hypotenuse is adjacent to Line AB 3. Which similarity statement is true? 4. What is the value of x? 5. What is the value of x in the diagram below?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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5.

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@jim_thompson5910 Have the answers to this?

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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

in #1, what is the hypotenuse

OpenStudy (anonymous):

E?

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@Azteck Have the answers to this?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

the hypotenuse is a length, not a point

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh sorry, 90 degrees?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

its not an angle either

OpenStudy (anonymous):

then im confused

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

its the longest side of any right triangle

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so which segment that is part of the hypotenuse is touching segment AB

OpenStudy (anonymous):

C?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OR EC?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What am I saying lol its Line BE!

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

good, or EB

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

EB is on the hypotenuse and it's touching AB

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Im sorry, I was looking at the wrong one! and thanks. Can you help with the rest?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@jim_thompson5910 ?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

ok in #3, can you see 3 triangles

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i see 2 inside of the main triangle, so if you count the whole triangle itself as 1,then yes i see 3

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

good

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so are any of those triangles similar to one another?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not that I notice.

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

notice the right angles at angle WZY and at angle ZXW and at angle ZXY

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

so the three triangles that break up are all right triangles

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok now i see.

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

ok that's the easy part this may be a bit hard to see, but the triangle WZY and ZXY share a common angle at angle Y do you see this?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the right angle where z is at? the box on z? is that the point?

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