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The legs of a right triangle are 6 cm and 18 cm. The hypotenuse of a similar triangle is 24 cm. What is the area, in cm squared, of the larger triangle?
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Steve
the smaller triangle has an hypotenuse of 6√10
So, the scale ratio is 6√10:24 = √10:4
That means the areas are in the ratio 10:16
The areas are thus 54 and 86.4
So, the scale ratio is 6√10:24 = √10:4
That means the areas are in the ratio 10:16
The areas are thus 54 and 86.4
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