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The two triangles illustrated below are similar. What are the values of x and y?

The two triangles illustrated below are similar What are the values of x and y class=

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fencingparry4
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  • 04-01-2017
The answer is A

Because the 2nd triangle is 4 times smaller than the first (because 5 is 1/4 of 20), you can divide 28 by 4 to get 7. Then the angle is the same because the triangles are similar 
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