Question

Please help with this math question!

Answer 1

I think its 11 or 12....

Answer 2

This is almost exactly like the other one. Why not spend 5 minutes studying the concept of similar triangles, then you can solve all such problems easily. Do you know about similar triangles?

Answer 3

I can go through it if you like.

Answer 4

@Nimwhitted @telliott99 is right, understand the concepts and then you'd be able to do every question

Answer 5

I kind of get them but i dont really get this one, i think its 11 or 12

Answer 6

ok, i'll help you with this

Answer 7

ok

Answer 8

The triangle made by market, school and church is similar to the triangle made by market, town 1 and town 2. Do you agree with this?

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

let the distance between town 1 and school be x, can you write the ratio, which we could use to find x?

Answer 11

1:x 6:1 ??

Answer 12

that cant be right

Answer 13

use corresponding sides to find ratio. One such pair is 1 and 6

Answer 14

what do you get?

Answer 15

6?

Answer 16

so 12?

Answer 17

5 is corresponding to 5+x
1 is corresponding to 6
so
\[\frac 1 6 =\frac{5}{5+x}\]
I think you can do now!, can't you? :)

Answer 18

Oh so its 30!?

Answer 19

@ash2326

Answer 20

Because 1/6 = 5/30

Answer 21

30 is distance between market and town 1. We need to find distance between school and town 1 which is x

Answer 22

so 25

Answer 23

25+5 = 30

Answer 24

@ash2326

Answer 25

which one is your answer for distance between school and town 1?

Answer 26

25?

Answer 27

did you understand this? read my posts again

Answer 28

I think so? wouldent it be 25 because 30 is from market and twon 1 and we only need to find town 1 to school so 30 - 5 would be 25, so is that the answer???

Answer 29

@ash2326

Answer 30

good @Nimwhitted :D

Answer 31

yay finally! haah