Question

The two triangles are similar.

What is the value of x?

Answer 1

Please help!

Answer 2

We could write a proportion for this
\[\frac{6}{3x}=\frac{8}{2x-2} \]

Answer 3

@dude wouldnt 6 be over 8 ?

Answer 4

6+8 is the height of red triangle

Answer 5

\[\frac{ \color{blue}{2x-2 }}{ \color{red}{3x} }= \frac{\color{blue}{8}}{\color{red}{14}}\]

Answer 6

thanks