Question
Finding missing measure of similar triangle .
1st triangle has
leg AB 3cm leg bc 9cm hypotenuse ac ?
2nd triangle has
Leg DE ? Hypotenuse EF 12cm and Leg DF is 10cm
What is AC?What is DE
1st triangle has
leg AB 3cm leg bc 9cm hypotenuse ac ?
2nd triangle has
Leg DE ? Hypotenuse EF 12cm and Leg DF is 10cm
What is AC?What is DE
Answers
oobleck
in ABC, AC = √(3^2+9^2) = 3√10
DE = √(12^2-10^2) = 2√11
But the similarity is bogus, since 3/9 ≠ 22√11/10
You need to fix this up
DE = √(12^2-10^2) = 2√11
But the similarity is bogus, since 3/9 ≠ 22√11/10
You need to fix this up