To Complete:the statement WZ=? and RS=? in the figure shown.Given:Figure is shown below.12210202811.jpgRW=15, ZR=10 and ZS=8

Reeves

Reeves

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2021-02-02

To Complete:the statement WZ=? and RS=? in the figure shown.
Given:
Figure is shown below.
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RW=15, ZR=10 and ZS=8

Answer & Explanation

krolaniaN

krolaniaN

Skilled2021-02-03Added 86 answers

Calculation:
In RWZandZWS.
WRZ=WZS(Given)
W=W(Common)
WZ=WZ(Common)
By AAS similarity, RWZZWS.
Therefore,
RWZW=ZRSZ=WZWS
15ZW=108
ZW=15×810
ZW = 12
ZRSZ=WZWS
108=12WS
WS=12×810
WS=9.6
And
RS=RW-SW
RS=15-9.6
RS=5.4
Therefore, the answer is 12 and 5.4.

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