a) 10.7
b) ΔABE~ΔACD | Angle Angle Similarity
1) Analyzing that triangle, and considering they are similar we can write out the following to find x
a) If they are similar their corresponding sides are proportional, therefore we can write a pair of ratios.
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{x}{24}=\frac{8}{18} \\ \\ 18x=192 \\ \\ \frac{18x}{18}=\frac{192}{18} \\ \\ x\approx10.7 \end{gathered}[/tex]
The smallest hypotenuse over the largest hypotenuse as well as there is a proportionality between those two corresponding legs 8 and 18.
b) In the last statement of that proof table, we can tell that the last line is well written as:
ΔABE~ΔACD | Angle Angle Similarity
The Angle Angle Similarity states that:
Note that in that table there are two instances in which there is a reference to two congruent angles.
