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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find x and y

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

i got y=3.05 and x=14.442 but im not so sure

OpenStudy (jdoe0001):

use their ratio

OpenStudy (anonymous):

How did you know they were similar triangles?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I assume they were

OpenStudy (anonymous):

You may be right. I worked with a^2+b^2 = c^2 applied two different places. Did not finish.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I see. Im not too sure though

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Because they share that line across the middle, you can also use x^2 -13^2 = 49 - y^2 as an additional equation.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

have you found the answers

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