Given that AC is 22 inches, BD is 18 inches, and BZ is 10 inches find the length of XY. (Round to the nearest tenth.)

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kiwibyrd · Answer

i think we need a picture to go along with this

ricardo_guzman129489 · Answer

kiwibyrd · Answer

we need to set up a proportion

kiwibyrd · Answer

the middle line is 18 inches across. on the left triangle, it's 10 inches, and so that means the right triangle is 8 inches

kiwibyrd · Answer

8/10 = x/22
x represents line segment XY

kiwibyrd · Answer

solve for x !

ricardo_guzman129489 · Answer

Okay thank you so much for your help :)

ricardo_guzman129489 · Answer

Hey @kiwibyrd so I got 17.6 and then it's telling me to round it to the nearest tenth so is it going to be 17.6?

kiwibyrd · Answer

yes