A right isosceles triangle has side lengths of 13.2, 13.2, and 18.6

Question

meters. What is the hypotenuse of a similar triangle with legs 4.4
meters in length?

Answer 1

The ratio of the sides in similar triangles is constant. Therefore, we can set up the following proportion:

$\frac{13.2}{18.6}=\frac{4.4}{x}$

Cross-multiplying gives:

$13.2x=4.4\cdot 18.6$

Dividing both sides by 13.2 gives:

$x=4.4\cdot \frac{18.6}{13.2}$

Doing the multiplication and division gives:

$x\approx 6.2$

Therefore, the hypotenuse of the similar triangle is $\boxed{6.2}$ meters in length.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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