If two figures are similar how can you find a missing side length?

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2026-07-07 23:45

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To find a missing side length in similar figures, you can use the property that corresponding sides of similar figures are in proportion. Set up a ratio using the lengths of the known corresponding sides from both figures. For example, if the ratio of the sides of Figure 1 to Figure 2 is known, you can express the relationship as a proportion and solve for the missing side length. This can be represented mathematically as (\frac{a}{b} = \frac{c}{d}), where (a) and (b) are corresponding sides, and (c) is the known side from one figure, with (d) being the unknown side in the other figure.

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