document.write( "Question 60754: This is a similar polygon question involving a pentagon. I couldn't find the topic in Algebra but it's from an algebra class.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The two pentagons are similar. The first one the the sides for Q to R is 4 and R to S is 3 and S to T is 5 and T to P is 3 and P to Q is 2. These sides will somehow apply with the second pentagon. The sides that are suppose to be the comparison for the VW I think is the PQ side. The other sides for the second Pentagon that they want the first compared to and the side needs to be solved for has points of W to X 6.4 and X to Y 4.8 and Y to Z is 8 and Z to V is 4.8.
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document.write( "This is a similar polygon question involving a pentagon. I couldn't find the\r\n" );
document.write( "topic in Algebra but it's from an algebra class.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Need to find x of the segment vw\r\n" );
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document.write( "The two pentagons are similar. The first one the the sides for Q to R is 4 and\r\n" );
document.write( "R to S is 3 and S to T is 5 and T to P is 3 and P to Q is 2. These sides will\r\n" );
document.write( "somehow apply with the second pentagon. The sides that are suppose to be the\r\n" );
document.write( "comparison for the VW I think is the PQ side. The other sides for the second\r\n" );
document.write( "Pentagon that they want the first compared to and the side needs to be solved\r\n" );
document.write( "for has points of W to X 6.4 and X to Y 4.8 and Y to Z is 8 and Z to V is 4.8.\r\n" );
document.write( "Please help me solve the VW. I need to get this answer ASAP tonight. I have\r\n" );
document.write( "been up most of the night trying to figure it out.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since pentagon PQRST is similar to pentagon VWXYZ, then\r\n" );
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document.write( "WX is to QR as XY is to RS, or\r\n" );
document.write( "WX/QR = XY/RS\r\n" );
document.write( "6.4/4 = 4.8/3\r\n" );
document.write( "  1.6 = 1.6 \r\n" );
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document.write( "So if these pentagons are similar, then every side of pentagon VWXYZ is\r\n" );
document.write( "1.6 times its corresponding side of pentagon PQRST.  Let's check to make\r\n" );
document.write( "sure the given pentagons are really similar:\r\n" );
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document.write( "YZ should then be 1.6 times ST.  Sure enough, 8 = 1.6(5)\r\n" );
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document.write( "ZV should then be 1.6 times TP.  Sure enough, 4.8 = 1.6(3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "So VW must be 1.6 times PQ.  So VW = 1.6(PQ) = 1.6(2) = 3.2\r\n" );
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document.write( "That's the answer.  VW = 3.2\r\n" );
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