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The rectangles are similar. Calculate the length of the missing side.*2 pointsCaptionless ImageA) 6.25B) 15C) 16D) 9

The rectangles are similar. Calculate the length of the missing side.*2 pointsCaptionless-example-1

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If they are similar, they are proportional.

So:


\begin{gathered} (15)/(24)=(10)/(x) \\ \\ x=(24(10))/(15)=(240)/(15)=16 \end{gathered}

Then, the missing valueis 16

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