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OpenStudy (1dfanatic):

Find the missing length of the similar figures. Make sure to show/explain all of your work in order to receive full credit.

OpenStudy (1dfanatic):

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OpenStudy (baru):

do you know what similar triangles are?

OpenStudy (1dfanatic):

yes @baru

OpenStudy (anonymous):

have you tried looking this up on google or answer.com or even yahoo?

OpenStudy (baru):

so what are similar triangles?

OpenStudy (1dfanatic):

they're similar shapes but different sizes and rotation

OpenStudy (baru):

good answer :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

look through open study for this question see if anyone else posted it. It maybe in the questions already :)

OpenStudy (baru):

another important feature of similar triangles is that the "ratio of similar sides are equal"

OpenStudy (baru):

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OpenStudy (baru):

what i mean is

OpenStudy (baru):

\[\frac{AB}{DE}=\frac{BC}{EF}=\frac{CA}{FD}\]

OpenStudy (baru):

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