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mathlearn said:
All I see is the three angles of the triangles equal.
In this case the triangles are similar.
 
Evgeny.Makarov said:
In this case the triangles are similar.

As said above,

In similar triangles, the sides facing the equal angles are always in the same ratio

$\frac{7}{X}$ = $\frac{9}{Y}$

$7Y$ = $9X$

Correct I guess?

Many Thanks :)
 
mathlearn said:
$7Y$ = $9X$
Correct, but the final answer is $x=7y/9$ ("find the value of $x$ in terms of $y$").

Also, in mathematics lowercase and uppercase letters often denote different objects, so they should not be mixed.
 
Sure :) Thank you for the advice :)

Many Thanks :)
 

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