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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  I have to find the value of \"x\" and the 2nd \"x\" on the base of the triangle is throwing me. is it REALLY x/x+6= 2/6 on the proportions? then what??? (in case you don't have the book, Proportional Triangles, drawn as one. The smaller is 6\" on the base and 2\" high. No hypotinuse(sp) The larger has a side and base of \"x\" It the base had a measurement instead of the \"x\" I think I could solve it. Book says x=3. Can't figure out how. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I have to find the value of \"x\" and the 2nd \"x\" on the base of the triangle is throwing me. is it REALLY x/x+6= 2/6 on the proportions? then what??? (in case you don't have the book, Proportional Triangles, drawn as one. The smaller is 6\" on the base and 2\" high. No hypotinuse(sp) The larger has a side and base of \"x\" It the base had a measurement instead of the \"x\" I think I could solve it. Book says x=3. Can't figure out how.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer has to be wrong because if the\r\n" );
document.write( "base of the SMALLER is 6\" and the base of \r\n" );
document.write( "the LARGER is x, then x would have to be \r\n" );
document.write( "LARGER than 6\". There is no way the \r\n" );
document.write( "LARGER base, x, could be 3\", for 3\" is \r\n" );
document.write( "SMALLER than, not LARGER than, 6\".\r\n" );
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