PrincessPeach225
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  • 04-03-2018
  • Mathematics
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help, please show how to find x, thank you

help please show how to find x thank you class=

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jdoe0001 jdoe0001
  • 05-03-2018
notice the tickmark on the angles, those angles are equal to each other.

now, notice the angle at the very top, the large triangle is really sharing it with smaller-inscribed triangle, and therefore is equal on both triangles.

therefore, the larger triangle, is similar with smaller-inscribed triangle by AA.

what the dickens does that mean?

[tex]\bf \cfrac{large}{small}\qquad \cfrac{4+5}{4}=\cfrac{5+x}{5}\implies \cfrac{9}{4}=\cfrac{5+x}{5}\implies 45=20+4x \\\\\\ 25=4x\implies \cfrac{25}{4}=x\implies 6\frac{1}{4}=x[/tex]
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