Help with these questions would help tremendously.

1) x = 20

2) Try it yourself based on #1

3) D. BE (it a a segment, it is on the hypotenuse, and it is adjacent to AB)

Step-by-step explanation:

I'll do the first one and you can try the second one

1) Since the two triangles are similar, corresponding parts are similar (CPSP - corresponding parts of similar polygons)

2) Since the corresponding sides are similar,

3) We know that AX is 12, AB is 20 (AX+XB=12+8 because of pwp -> part whole postulate), XY is 17, and BC is x

4) Substitute these values into the equation from step 2

5) Cross-multiply to get 12x = 12(20)

6) Solve

12x = 240

x = 20

the answer is b.)

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