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6-45.

The shaded figures below are similar.  

  1. Solve for and .

    Use the proportion  to find .

    Then write another portion for .

  2. Find the area and perimeter of each figure

    Can you use the dotted lines to make right triangles so that you can solve for the lengths of the unknown sides?

    Perimeter of smaller figure =  cm

    area of rectangle:

    area of top triangle: 

    area of bottom triangle: 

    area of shaded region = rectangle − top triangle − bottom triangle