Given two similar triangles, as shown in the figure below, find the unknown length. b' = 5, c' = 12, c = 4; find b. b = b a b'

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Given two similar triangles, as shown in the figure below, find the unknown length.
b' = 5, c' = 12, c = 4; find b.
b =
b
C
a
b'
Ja
Transcribed Image Text:Given two similar triangles, as shown in the figure below, find the unknown length. b' = 5, c' = 12, c = 4; find b. b = b C a b' Ja
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