document.write( "Question 1015078: will someone please help my daughter because i don't understand how to do this problem it says that triangle TOP and ACE are similar what is the measure of E in triangle TOP, T is the bottom left angle O is the top of the triangle and P is the bottom right angle of the triangle in triangle ACE, A is the bottom left angle C is the top of the triangle and E is the bottom right angle what is the measure of E it says to let P=3.5, T=4.25 and A=2.125 please help her \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "will someone please help my daughter because i don't understand how to do this problem it says that triangle TOP and ACE are similar what is the measure of E in triangle TOP, T is the bottom left angle O is the top of the triangle and P is the bottom right angle of the triangle in triangle ACE, A is the bottom left angle C is the top of the triangle and E is the bottom right angle what is the measure of E it says to let P=3.5, T=4.25 and A=2.125 please help her
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I already explained this in problem # 1014741:
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document.write( "Set up a proportion as follows, if you're looking for side e, which is the same as segment AC:
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document.write( "2e = 3.5 ------ Cross-multiplying
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document.write( "e, or AC = , or  units \n" );
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