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Original post by Jas1947
Please attempt just question 8


It's pretty straight forward but before I give you my working out, I'd like to see you try and achieve the answer.

Hint:

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I got something slightly different... Are your ratios correct? Or is my method flawed somehow? On one hand I want to say you're correct simply due to the nice answer but on the other I am right because it's cambridge. xD
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Triangles are Homothetic find the scale factor.


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Yeah I think you're right. Late at night and my brain doesn't work so well, I took the x-4 as the entire side for some reason >_>

Your method is correct.
Original post by Jas1947
Please attempt just question 8


Uploading correct working out for OP. Cheeky Cambridge people must've put that option solely due to my mistake lol. Note to self: dont do triangles at night :smile:

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This is from a cambridge admissions assesment, should i be worried? I think with practice I can get a decent score....
Reply 8
Original post by RDKGames
Uploading correct working out for OP. Cheeky Cambridge people must've put that option solely due to my mistake lol. Note to self: dont do triangles at night :smile:

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Thank you! It seems so obvious now i dont know why i couldnt see it before , thanks :smile:

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