Question

Figure A is a scale image of Figure B.
What is the value of X?

Answer 1

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Answer:

x = 5

Explanation:

Corresponding sides of similar figures are proportional:

long side/short side = x/2 = 12.5/5

Multiplying by 2, we get ...

x = 2(12.5/5) = 25/5

x = 5