Hello! I was hoping someone could explain to me a confusing problem, please? It has an image, so I'll upload it in a second.
Solve for x and y.

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Hello! I was hoping someone could explain to me a confusing problem, please? It has an image, so I'll upload it in a second.
Solve for x and y.

cookies4everyone · Answer

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will.h · Answer

If this is about Geometry A then you can use proportionality theorem to figure out the value of x. What course is this?

cookies4everyone · Answer

I don't understand why sometimes it wants an answer like this: 
$$x=4\sqrt{2}$$
and then sometimes for a different problem, it wants me to to just put the number (like say 3*15 or something) in the square root. How am I supposed to know which one to do?

cookies4everyone · Answer

It's Geometry on PowerAlgebra if that helps?

cookies4everyone · Answer

Oh wait sorry, I meant the answer to 3*15 in the square root

will.h · Answer

I got ya. But I really believe that the value of y should be known!

cookies4everyone · Answer

the y part is a bit confusing too. I do the correct steps, I think. I follow the example, but it doesn't tell me why sometimes the answers are different.

will.h · Answer

They're different because either the lengths of the sides are different or the question is asking to find a different side.

retireed · Answer

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