Use a proportion to find the missing side length in similar figures.
There are 2 right Triangles. The 1st Triangle has 36 on the right side and 21 for the bottom. The 2nd triangle has 15 on the right side and x for the bottom.
x= 2.4 cm
x=12 cm
x = 6 cm
x= 8.75 cm
To solve for the missing side length, we can set up a proportion using the given information:
\(\frac{36}{21} = \frac{15}{x}\)
Cross multiplying, we get:
\(36x = 15 \times 21\)
\(36x = 315\)
Dividing both sides by 36, we find:
\(x = \frac{315}{36} = 8.75\) cm
Therefore, the missing side length is \(x = 8.75\) cm.