Answer
$y=3.13cm$
Work Step by Step
You can solve the missing length using the proportion:
$\frac{5cm}{8cm}=\frac{y}{5cm}$
From there, you can cross multiply and solve:
$8*y =5 *5 $
Simplify:
$8y=25$
divide both sides by 8:
$y=3.13cm$
Algebra 1
by Hall, Prentice
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0133500403
ISBN 13:
978-0-13350-040-0
Chapter 2 - Solving Equations - Chapter Test - Page 157: 8
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