A sail from Timothy's sailboat is shown below. The right triangular sail has a pattern containing two smaller right triangles. The sail and the two smaller triangles are similar.

The sail has a base of 33 feet and a height of 16.5 feet. If the base of the medium triangle is 24 feet, what is the height of the medium triangle?
12 feet
36 feet
6 feet

Question

A sail from Timothy's sailboat is shown below. The right triangular sail has a pattern containing two smaller right triangles. The sail and the two smaller triangles are similar.


The sail has a base of 33 feet and a height of 16.5 feet. If the base of the medium triangle is 24 feet, what is the height of the medium triangle?
12 feet
36 feet
6 feet

chosenmatt · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

I believe the answer is 12 feet because 33 / 16.5 = 2 so if you base the medium triangle off of that equation then 24 / 12 = 2

chosenmatt · Answer

thx so much

anonymous · Answer

Your welcome !!