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Girardo is using the model below to solve the equation . girardo uses the following steps: step 1 add 4 negative x-tiles to both sides step 2 add 1 negative unit tile to both sides step 3 the solution is which step could be adjusted so that gerardo's final step results in a positive x-value? in step 1, he should have added 4 positive x-tiles to both sides. in step 1, he should have added 3 negative x-tiles to both sides. in step 2, he should have added 4 negative unit tiles to both sides. in step 2, he should have added 1 positive unit tile to both sides.

What is the total area of the figure?

Which must be true in order for the relationship △zyv ~ △xwv to be correct? zy ∥ wx ∠z ≅ ∠y and ∠w ≅ ∠x zv ≅ vy and wv ≅ vx ∠z ≅ ∠x and ∠w ≅ ∠y