document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=721468>Question 721468</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I missed a day of school and my teacher gave me this huge packet of math papers and told me I have to have it done by Monday. I do not know how to do them. Can someone please show me. We have a test coming up and I need to know. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the value of x in each pair of similar figures.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem show a picture of two triangles, one big and one little. On the little one it has a A at the top and it goes down to a B. The base is located at the B. On the outside of the line from A to B it has 3 ft. Then from B to C it states 4 ft. The big triangle looks the same but D is where A was and E is where B was. From D to E it states it is 6 ft. Then from E to F, this is where B to C was, it has a x. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Can someone please help me. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #442402 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=442402\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are describing similar triangles and you have a proportion exercise problem.  Assuming the triangles are similar, AB corresponds to DE and BC corresponds to EF.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=AB%2FDE=BC%2FEF ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"AB%2FDE=BC%2FEF\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and length of EF was given as unknown, x. </SPAN>\n" );
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