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OpenStudy (anonymous):

NEED HELP ASAP

OpenStudy (anonymous):

help pleassssssssssse

hartnn (hartnn):

when triangles are similar, their corresponding sides and perimeter are proportional.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so what would it be then? I'm a bit confused @hartnn

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

you familiar with the term, scale factor ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

not at all @ganeshie8

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

ok, then make a proportion of two correspondng part ratios like this :- \(\large \frac{15}{5} = \frac{?}{12}\)

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

? is the new perimeter of ABC. can you solve

OpenStudy (anonymous):

36? @ganeshie8

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

perfect !

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks ! @ganeshie8 could you help me with another if I need help?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

also we can confirm the answer by seeing that, the side of ABC is 3 times the side of DEF. so perimeter also will have to be 3 times larger. ya sure ask

OpenStudy (anonymous):

okay @ganeshie8

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

so, left flag is larger. have a look at one corresponding side in each of the flag. left flag = 12 right flag = 4 that means, left flag side is 3 times larger than right flag eh ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

so left flag's perimeter also will be 3 times larger than right flag left flag perimeter = 3*right flag perimeter = ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

= 48?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

correct ! you're mastering these !!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

aha thanks i'm not good at math i suck

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks for your help.... as of right now I don't need anymore help but if I do I'll message you, okay?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

ya sure... you've good logical thinking. for geometry it helps a lot. just take it slow you'll enjoy math :)

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