Asked by julie

2 triangles are shown. The first triangle has side lengths 35, 20, and 20. The second triangle has side lengths x, 44, 44.
What value of x will make the triangles similar by the SSS similarity theorem?

15.9
59
77
96.8

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
77

Reason: The triangles are isosceles with the two equal sides corresponding (20 → 44), so the scale factor is 44/20 = 2.2. Multiply the base 35 by 2.2 to get x = 35(2.2) = 77.