Asked by xen

△GHJ∼△CDE
. GH=5
yards, HJ=7.5
yards, CD=9
yards. What is the length of DE¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
? (1 point)
Responses

4.17 yards
4.17 yards

13.5 yards
13.5 yards

37.5 yards
37.5 yards

6 yards

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
13.5 yards

Reason: From △GHJ ∼ △CDE we have G↔C, H↔D, J↔E. So scale factor = CD/GH = 9/5 = 1.8. Thus DE = HJ·1.8 = 7.5·1.8 = 13.5 yards.