Question

these two polygons are similar. what is the length of a?

Answer 1

sorry its messy but the one on the right is supposed to be an a

Answer 2

a: 5ft
b: 5.6 ft
c: 11.4 ft
d: 8.7t ft

Answer 3

which one is it ? help?

Answer 4

b

Answer 5

so if the 10ft side is reducing to 7 ft...
10 = k x 7
so whats k equal to?

Answer 6

then use that number in the eqn
8 = k x a

Answer 7

@tracynicolexoxo derick is perfectly correct, I just thought you'd want to know how to work it out for yourself tho