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Question 1109164: find the length of the indicated side of the similar figure 
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                |  \
                |    \               |\
             24 |     \              | \
                |      \           18|  \
                |       \            |   \
                |90      \           |90  \
                |_________\          |_____\
                     x                 24

Answer by ikleyn(52903) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the triangle are similar, their corresponding sides are proportional:

24%2Fx = 18%2F24


============>  x = %2824%2A24%29%2F18 = 24%2A%284%2F3%29 = 8*4 = 32.

Solved.