Find the missing segment in the image below

Missing segment = 45

Step-by-step explanation:

Concept:

Here, we need to know the idea of a similar triangle, ratio, and cross-multiplication.

In similar triangles, one can be obtained from the other by uniformly scaling (enlarging or reducing), possibly with additional translation, rotation and reflection. If two objects are similar, each is congruent to the result of a particular uniform scaling of the other.

A ratio is a quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of times one value contains or is contained within the other.

Cross-multiplication means multiplying the numerator of each fraction by the other's denominator or the other way round.

If you are still confused, please refer to the attachment below for a graphical explanation.

Solve:

Let x be the length of missing segment

Step One: write the proportion ratio

56 / 56 + 24 = 105 / 105 + x

Step Two: Cross-multiplication

56 (105 + x) = 105 ( 56 + 24)

Step Three: Simplify parenthesis and expand it

56 ( 105 + x) = 105 (80)

5880 + 56x = 8400

Step Four: Subtract 5880 on both sides

5880 + 56x - 5880 = 8400 - 5880

56x = 2520

Step Five: Divide 56 on both sides

56x / 56 = 2520 / 56

x = 45

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