SOLUTION: Triangle ABC is similar to triangle XYZ.The length AB is 10.The length BC is 16.Find the length XY if the length YZ is 12.
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Question 686190: Triangle ABC is similar to triangle XYZ.The length AB is 10.The length BC is 16.Find the length XY if the length YZ is 12. Answer by randyjoseph7(13) (Show Source):
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since AB is 10 that makes XY= x
and you know BC=16 and YZ=12
if you draw out triangles, youll find that AB is to XY as BC is to YZ
simply cross multiply
16:12 as 10:x
set up a fraction
16/12 and 10/x
cross multiply
