Given that the triangles are similar, we can express a proportion between their sides. DE and XY are corresponding sides. EF and YZ are corresponding sides. Let's define the following proportion.
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{XY}{DE}=\frac{YZ}{EF} \\ \frac{10}{5}=\frac{14}{2x-1} \end{gathered}[/tex]
Now, we solve for x
[tex]\begin{gathered} 2=\frac{14}{2x-1} \\ 2x-1=\frac{14}{2} \\ 2x=7+1 \\ x=\frac{8}{2} \\ x=4 \end{gathered}[/tex]
Hence, the answer is x = 4.
