Question

If xy=8 inches, wy=24 inches and xz=48, The height from the ground the base of the window is ___ inches

Answer 1

Given:

$\begin{gathered} XY=8in \\ WY=24in \\ XZ=48in \end{gathered}$

To find:

The height from the ground to the base of the window.

Explanation:

Since the triangles XWY and XVZ are similar by AA similarity.

So we can write,