Question

Medal and fan for help.

Answer 1

@wolf1728

Answer 2

@rebeccaxhawaii

Answer 3

pretty sure you can set 2x-3 = 18 becasue I think that the two sides are congruent.

Answer 4

@Photon336 10.5?

Answer 5

@kittiwitti1

Answer 6

Now what you can say is that 2x-3/ y will equal 18 /2y
since you're dealing with similar triangles

Answer 7

You can solve that for x then?

Answer 8

10.5?

Answer 9

not what I'm getting

Answer 10

Do you see how you can use ratios?

Answer 11

yeah...

Answer 12

Clearly 2x-3 doesn't equal 18

Answer 13

The lines indicate that those side lengths are approximately equal to each other

Answer 14

Use the equation that I gave you, can you solve for x ?

Answer 15

Yes, 3.

Answer 16

It's basically saying that 2x- 3 is to the bottom side length of that triangle as 18 is to the bottom length of the larger triangle whose side length will be 2y because you're dealing with congruencies.

Answer 17

Okay

Answer 18

The answer will not be 3 . Here's a hint

Setup the situation as an equation

(2x-3) / y = 18 / 2y

We can then multiply each side of the equation by y and the equation will remain true..

Answer 19

6

Answer 20

Yes, that's it

Answer 21

I forgot the y sorry.

Answer 22

So the value is:
x=6

Answer 23

That's alright, that y is something that could have been any variable, it's just some number representing the other side of triangle.

Answer 24

Thank you so much for your help and patience!
I have given you a medal :)

Answer 25

You're welcome!