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A triangle with base 6 cm and height 8 cm is similar to a triangle with base 21 cm. What is the height of the second triangle?

 Mar 29, 2016

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A triangle with base 6 cm and height 8 cm is similar to a triangle with base 21 cm. What is the height of the second triangle?

 

 

 

b1 / b2 = h1 / h2

 

6 cm / 21 cm = 8 cm / h2

 

h2 = 21 cm * 8 cm / 6 cm

 

h2 = 28 cm

 

The height of the second triangle is


h2 = 28 cm

 

asinus :- )

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 Mar 29, 2016
edited by asinus  Mar 29, 2016
 #1
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Best Answer

Hello Guest!

 

A triangle with base 6 cm and height 8 cm is similar to a triangle with base 21 cm. What is the height of the second triangle?

 

 

 

b1 / b2 = h1 / h2

 

6 cm / 21 cm = 8 cm / h2

 

h2 = 21 cm * 8 cm / 6 cm

 

h2 = 28 cm

 

The height of the second triangle is


h2 = 28 cm

 

asinus :- )

laugh !

asinus Mar 29, 2016
edited by asinus  Mar 29, 2016

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