SOLUTION: The following right triangles are similar. What is the value of x? ABC~DEF AB=27 BC=36 CA=45, DE=x EF=7.2 FD=y FD is the hypotenuse. Please explain how to work this prob

SOLUTION: The following right triangles are similar. What is the value of x? ABC~DEF AB=27 BC=36 CA=45, DE=x EF=7.2 FD=y FD is the hypotenuse. Please explain how to work this prob

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Question 287485: The following right triangles are similar. What is the value of x? ABC~DEF
AB=27 BC=36 CA=45, DE=x EF=7.2 FD=y FD is the hypotenuse. Please explain how to work this problem, my classmates came up with x=5.4 but I can not figure out how they got it. Thank you.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Weren't you there for the class?
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