SOLUTION: The questions is; find the missing dimension of these two similar figures *Both pictures look like a kite... One is a smaller kite with sides 3 and 4... and the other kite is bigg

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Question 540781: The questions is; find the missing dimension of these two similar figures
*Both pictures look like a kite... One is a smaller kite with sides 3 and 4... and the other kite is bigger with one side 7 and the other side is the one we need to figure* Please help... Thank you :)
Answer by KMST(5328) About Me  (Show Source):
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You know that the ratios of side lengths are 3/4 or 4/3 for both kites.
If the bigger kite's side with a measure of 7 is the longer side, like this
then 3%2F4=x%2F7 --> x=21%2F4=5.25
If the bigger kite's side with a measure of 7 is the shorter side, like this
then 4%2F3=x%2F7 --> x=28%2F3 (approximately 9.33)
If the problem does not tell which side has a length of 7, then there are 2 possible answers.