Simplify 8 over negative 4 ÷ negative 3 over 9.

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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if i'm not wrong, i would say that the third angle has (72) because the three sides of all triangles have 180 degrees and if we subtract 180 - 62 - 40 = (72) / but i'm not sure about 40 yd.