Question

Given that ABCD is similar to WXYZ, solve for 'x'. Show all work and explain your method.

Answer 1

x=8

Explanation:

Since the two parallelograms are similar, their corresponding sides should be proportionate. Therefore, we can set up a proportion to help us solve for x. That'll be AB/WX=AD/WZ, since those match up the corresponding sides.

4/18=6/4x-5

4(4x-5)=108

16x-20=108

16x=128

x=8