Question

What is the value of x if necessary round your answer two decimal places

Answer 1

that's all you're given?

Answer 2

yes

Answer 3

that's not enough info, you at least need to know if the triangles are similar or not

Answer 4

they are similar i know i need to cross multiply but i dont know what order to put them in

Answer 5

ok wish it said they were similar, but I'll take your word for it

Answer 6

if the two are similar, then

30/5 = (66-x)/(x+4)

Answer 7

so then i would get 34x=71-x right?

Answer 8

no

Answer 9

30/5 = (66-x)/(x+4)


30(x+4) = 5(66-x)


30x+120 = 330-5x


keep going

Answer 10

i would add 5x on each side

Answer 11

yep

Answer 12

and divide 330 with 35 which is 9.4285

Answer 13

no

Answer 14

you forgot to subtract 120 from both sides

Answer 15

oh and then i get 6 after dividing 210 with 35

Answer 16

6 is the correct answer