if smaller similar triangle has area of 270 ft^2 and is only 25 ft. how much is the area of the bigger triangle that is 35?
+23251 If two triangles are similar, the ratio of their areas equals the ratio of the squares of their corresponding sides.
Area1 / Area2 = side12 / side22
---> 270 / x = 252 / 352
---> 270 / x = 625 / 1225 Cross multiply:
---> 1225·270 = 625·x
---> 330 750 = 625x Divide by 625:
---> x = 529.2
Notice that the sides are squared but the areas aren't.
