document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=249212>Question 249212</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have 2 similar polygons, how do you find the value for x (width) when the length is 20.  The other polygons length is 14 and the width is 6. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Polygon B has length 20 and width x. x is the unknown and we need to evaluate it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In case of two similar polygons the ratio of lengths of the two polygons should be equal to the ratio of their widths.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The ratio of lengths of the two polygons (A:B) is 14:20. When simplified this ratio becomes 7:10. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The ratio of widths of A to B is 6:x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now since the two polygons are similar, therefore <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F10+=+6%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F10+=+6%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F10+=+6%2Fx ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F10+=+6%2Fx\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "       => <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2Ax+=+6%2A10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2Ax+=+6%2A10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "       => <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+60%2F7+=+8.57 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+60%2F7+=+8.57\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore the width of the polygon B is 8.57 </SPAN>\n" );
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