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

question 84

Multiple Choice

For the pair of similar triangles, find the length of the indicated side.
-In the outer triangle, the shortest side has length 12 , and the middle side has length 15 . In the inner triangle, the shortest side has length 4 , the middle side has length 5 , and the longest side has length 6 . Find the length, $x$ , of the longest side of the outer triangle.

• A) \(x = 20\)
• B) \(x = 18\)
• C) \(x = 6\)
• D) \(x = 24\)

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