Asked by mha

An illustration shows two triangles, one big and one small. In the small triangle, one side measures 11.4 inches and another side measures 18 inches. In the big triangle, the side corresponding to 11.4 inches in the small triangle measures x and the side corresponding to 18 inches measures 23.4 inches.
What is the length of x in decimal form to the nearest hundredth?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Similar triangles give the same scale factor: k = 23.4/18 = 1.3.
So x = 11.4·1.3 = 14.82.

Answer: 14.82 inches.