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The length of a rectangle is 36 centmeters and the width is 9 centimeters. A similar rectangle has a width of 3 centimeter
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The length of a rectangle is 36
centmeters and the width is 9
centimeters. A similar rectangle has
a width of 3 centimeters.
what is
the length of the decond triangle?
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Answer: 12cm
Step-by-step explanation:
They are similar, so we can set an equation of:
the ratio of length and width of the big triangle equal to the ratio of length and width of the small(second) triangle.
36:9 = x:3
36/9 = x/3
9x = 3(36) by use the cross multiply
9x = 108
x = 12 cm