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Two corresponding sides of two similar triangles are 3cm and 5cm. the area of the first triangle is 12cm^2. what is the area of the second triangle?

Given: lines a and b are parallel and line c is a transversal. prove: 2 is supplementary to 8 what is the missing reason in the proof? statement reason 1. a || b, is a transv 1. given 2. ∠6 ≅ ∠2 2. ? 3. m∠6 = m∠2 3. def. of congruent 4. ∠6 is supp. to ∠8 4. def. of linear pair 5. ∠2 is supp. to ∠8 5. congruent supplements theorem corresponding angles theorem alternate interior angles theorem vertical angles theorem alternate exterior angles theorem

What is the length of the segment, endpoints of which are intersections of parabolas y=x^2− 11/4 x− 7/4 and y=− 7 /8 x^2+x+ 31/8 ?