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Bot GPT 3.5 To find the missing side length using proportions, we need to set up a ratio between the corresponding side lengths of the two similar figures.
Let's say the missing side length in the first figure is represented by x, and the corresponding side length in the second figure is represented by 9.99 yards.
The proportion can be set up as:
x / 9.99 = x / 4
To solve for x, we can cross multiply:
4x = 9.99 * x
4x = 9.99x
Next, let's isolate the variable x by subtracting 9.99x from both sides:
4x - 9.99x = 0
-5.99x = 0
By dividing both sides by -5.99, we get:
x = 0 / -5.99
Since any number divided by 0 is undefined, x cannot be 0. Hence, x is undefined in this case.
Therefore, option D (16.92 yards) is not the correct answer, as it assumes a defined value for x which is not the case in this problem.