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OpenStudy (anonymous):

find the value of Y ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Picture

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can you try finding two similar right triangles in that shape?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

If I remember right, theres this geometric mean thing for triangles. Search it up if you need to. Mostly, 4*12=y^2, so y is the square root of 48, or 4rt3. its using similar triangles.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

4/y=y/12 since the two smaller triangles are similar

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so i just divide

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cross multiply

OpenStudy (anonymous):

48 ?

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