For the Pair of Similar Triangles, Find the Length of the Indicated

question 80

Multiple Choice

For the pair of similar triangles, find the length of the indicated side.
-In the left triangle, the hypotenuse has length 39 , and the longer leg has length 36 . In the right triangle, the hypotenuse has length 13 , the longer leg has length 12 , and the shorter leg has length 5 . Find the length, $x$ , of the shorter leg of the left triangle.

• A) \(x = 5\)
• B) \(x = 9\)
• C) \(x = 15\)
• D) \(x = 20\)

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