Question

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Answer 1

The ABC Toy Company is creating two similar pieces for a board game, as shown below. Find the value of x that makes the two pieces similar.

Numerical Answers Expected!

Answer 2

@mary212129

Answer 3

AB and DE?

Answer 4

how do you do that?

Answer 5

can you help me with that?

Answer 6

@DanJS

Answer 7

The ones that are similar to each other like you said were AB and DE put the numbers like say it was AB was 16 and DE was 18 you put it like 16/18 and u figure it out that way

Answer 8

@Hero

Answer 9

16/18 equals 0.88888889

Answer 10

yes but in fraction form

Answer 11

then what?

Answer 12

@tkhunny help please

Answer 13

what did u get then when u put it as fraction form?

Answer 14

I am trying to explain best as i can okay sorry if it isn't helping

Answer 15

can you lead me to the answer?

Answer 16

AB/DE=BC/EF=AC/DF (Ratio of Similar sides must be equal)

Answer 17

u were right about finding the similar sides! now just remember this property and apply it by susbstituting the no's given to u @HelloKitty17

Answer 18

@AlexandervonHumboldt2

Answer 19

First do...AB/DE=BC/EF

Answer 20

Kitty: Again, it will not profit you much, if at all, if you focus primarily on getting answers. Understanding is really important here.

the two given triangles are similar, meaning that all angles in one are equal to the corresponding angles in the other. More importantly for you, here, all the sides are proportional.

by now yo should be able to write simple proportions.

the ratio of the lengths of the side DE to that of side AB is given by DE/AB.

Their lengths are both given. What is the numerical ratio of the length of side DE to side
AB?

Answer 21

1:2? I have no idea. I have a hard time with math.

Answer 22

yes, AB/DE=6/12 =1/2 u r correct!

Answer 23

now what is BC/EF?

Answer 24

Please focus on my questions and omit the "hard time with math." Why? Because thinking of yourself in a negative way is not going to help you.

You've found the numerical ratio of AB to DE correctly; yes, it is 1/2, or 1:2.

Answer 25

would it be the same for BC/EF then?

Answer 26

What this means, Kitty, is that if you choose one side of the smaller triangle, and note its length, the correspoinding side in the larger triangle will be twice as long.

Answer 27

Look at side BC. How long is it?

Answer 28

in a way.. BC/EF=7/x...now equate AB/DE= BC/EF what do u get?

Answer 29

Kitty? I really need and want YOUR input. Please look at the diagram. Find side BC. Tell me and priyar how long it is.

Answer 30

7

Answer 31

yes now how long is EF?

Answer 32

Once you've identified the length of BC, we can find the length of EF by mult. the length of BC by 2. Kitty?

Answer 33

14?

Answer 34

good job!

Answer 35

OMG!!!! sorry that it took a long time!

Answer 36

Right. Great. You doubled the length of BC to get the length of EF, because the ratio is 1/2.

Answer 37

Move on now, please. See whether you can answer the remaining questions.

Answer 38

Thank you so much for all the help!

Answer 39

Now do the same for.. AB/DE=AC/DF what do u get?

Answer 40

I just need to find the value of x

Answer 41

oh great !

Answer 42

see here. Find the value of x that makes the two pieces similar.

Answer 43

this was the question.

The ABC Toy Company is creating two similar pieces for a board game, as shown below. Find the value of x that makes the two pieces similar.

Answer 44

Kitty, looks as tho' there was an illustration with this problem statement. Any chance that you could share the illustration with me and priyar?