Given the two triangles are similar, what is the value of x? Round to the nearest hundredth.

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Given the two triangles are similar, what is the value of x? Round to the nearest hundredth.

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anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{ x }{ x+10 }=\frac{ 8 }{ 20 }$$
solve this and you will get the answer.

anonymous · Answer

thank you (:

anonymous · Answer

take the ration of the corresponding sides of the similar triangles and write it as a proportion.

anonymous · Answer

it is my pleasure