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zarkam21 (zarkam21):

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zarkam21 (zarkam21):

OpenStudy (faiqraees):

the angle at y will be same as the angle mentioned in the other triangle

Mehek (mehek14):

1) the angle stays the same even when the lengths are different

Mehek (mehek14):

and to find x, you need to first find the scale factor

OpenStudy (faiqraees):

24/8 = x/4

Mehek (mehek14):

\(\dfrac{24}{8}=\dfrac{x}{4}\) use that and cross multiply

zarkam21 (zarkam21):

12

Mehek (mehek14):

correct

OpenStudy (faiqraees):

correct

Mehek (mehek14):

so x = 12 and for y, the angle is the same

zarkam21 (zarkam21):

Whats y?

zarkam21 (zarkam21):

@Mehek14

Mehek (mehek14):

the same as in the other triangle

zarkam21 (zarkam21):

So the answer is choice A

Mehek (mehek14):

correct

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