ΔABC and ΔXYZ are similar triangles. The lengths of two sides of each triangle are shown. Find the lengths of the third side of each triangle.

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WP Punk · Answer 1 · 2022-01-29T08:54:18+0000

Answer:

b=9

x=5.5

Explanation:

find the common ration

AB is 6, and XY is 3 (they are the corresponding sides)

ratio is 2 to 1 (6/3=2/1)

AC corresponds with YZ

XY is 4.5 so b is 4.5*2=9

ZY corresponds with CB

CB is 11, since XYZ is the smaller divide by 2 instead of multiplying by 2