Geometry, Student Edition
Geometry, Student Edition
1st Edition
ISBN: 9780078884849
Author: McGraw-Hill, McGraw Hill
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub Co
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Chapter 7, Problem 14PT
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To find: The value of x .

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Answer to Problem 14PT

The value is x=34.7 .

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Given information: The given information is.

  Geometry, Student Edition, Chapter 7, Problem 14PT

Calculation:

If two triangles are similar, the lengths of corresponding altitudes are proportional to the lengths of corresponding sides (Theorem of Special Segments of Similar Triangles).

It is given that the two triangles have two pairs of congruent angles.

AA Similarity Postulate shows that the two triangles are similar.

Write a proportion for the altitudes to calculate the value of x .

  x40=263030x=40×2630x=1040

  x=34.7

Therefore, the value is x=34.7 .

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Geometry, Student Edition

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