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WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST DONT SCAM ME A librarian is rearranging the bookshelves and notices that the pair of bookends on the shelf are not the same size. The librarian then notices that the bookends create similar triangles. What is the length of the diagonal, x, created by the smaller bookend? 5 in. 7.2 in. 27.2 in. 20 in.

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The length of the diagonal [tex]x[/tex] created by the smaller bookend is 7.2 inches.

How to apply triangle similarity

In this question we have two pairs of books which create two similar triangles, whose formula is an application of the concept of direct proportionality:

[tex]\frac{12\,in}{10\,in} = \frac{x}{6\,in}[/tex]   (1)

[tex]x = 7.2\,in[/tex]

The length of the diagonal [tex]x[/tex] created by the smaller bookend is 7.2 inches. [tex]\blacksquare[/tex]

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