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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The designers of a skateboard park are building a ramp and need a scaled-down model of one of their ramps. The side view of the actual ramp, labeled JKL, and the side view of the model, labeled PQR, is shown below. What would be the coordinates of a new point R that will make the model version of the ramp similar to the actual ramp? Explain your reasoning using complete sentences.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@NoelGreco help please

OpenStudy (noelgreco):

Just eating now. Will be back.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok thank you

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@Hero please help me

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@NoelGreco are you back?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im here

OpenStudy (anonymous):

and how do i do that?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok can you help me understand that?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so we have to find R right

OpenStudy (anonymous):

o ok i thought it was only r

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok give me a sec

OpenStudy (anonymous):

12/24=2/x right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok do i cross multiply?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

will it be 1/12?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

or 1/2?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yayyyy ok what do i do now

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1/1? or 4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i know i was trying to different ways thats y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok so it would 1/1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok ill try again

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ooo i see

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im a little confused

OpenStudy (anonymous):

10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i was really confused with it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2/2=1/x right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1(x) = 2(2) u did this wouldn't it be 1x=4

OpenStudy (anonymous):

? are u there @Hero

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

o ok 4/4 right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

srry:(

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can you help me understand

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wow i understand way better now to explian i say they are simliar because JL corresponds to PR ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

wow ok thank you so much

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ooo ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

im still trying to do it

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok hold on

OpenStudy (anonymous):

help?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

srry i kind of do

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its at 40

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so it is 40,20

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is it becuase it was for so u added 4 to it and then just at the 20?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yea i know:/

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