Corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional.
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We are told that the triangles are similar, and we want to find the value of x.
Let's identify the two pairs of corresponding sides.
The sides of lengths 7+x and 7 are corresponding.
Similarly, the sides of lengths 12 and 5 are corresponding.
Also, let's separate these triangles so that it is easier to visualize what we have described above.
Since the two triangles are similar, their corresponding sides are proportional.
7+x/7=12/5
We can solve the above proportion to find the value of x. To do so, we will use the Cross Product Property.
