A right isosceles triangle has side lengths of 13.2, 13.2, and 18.6 meters. What is the hypotenuse of a similar triangle with legs 4.4 meters in length?

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Answer 1

To find the hypotenuse of the similar triangle, we can set up a proportion.

Let the hypotenuse of the similar triangle be h. We can set up the following proportion:

(13.2 / 4.4) = (18.6 / h)

Simplifying this proportion, we get:

3 = 18.6 / h

To solve for h, we can multiply both sides of the equation by h:

3h = 18.6

Then, we divide both sides of the equation by 3:

h = 18.6 / 3

h ≈ 6.2 meters

Therefore, the hypotenuse of the similar triangle is approximately 6.2 meters.