One triangle on a graph has a vertical side of 3 and a horizontal side of 4. Another triangle on a graph has a vertical side of 9 and a horizontal side of 12.

Could the hypotenuses of these two triangles lie along the same line?

No, because they need to be the same size
No, because they are not similar triangles
Yes, because they are similar triangles
Yes, because all triangles can fit along this line

Question

One triangle on a graph has a vertical side of 3 and a horizontal side of 4. Another triangle on a graph has a vertical side of 9 and a horizontal side of 12. 

Could the hypotenuses of these two triangles lie along the same line?

 No, because they need to be the same size
 No, because they are not similar triangles
 Yes, because they are similar triangles
 Yes, because all triangles can fit along this line

astrophysics · Answer

The difference is just of a scale factor of 3, so the answer will be? :P

ganeshie8 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

@Astrophysics  is it no because they need to be the same size?

astrophysics · Answer

Look at ganeshie's drawing, what's wrong with your option?

astrophysics · Answer

Looking at the drawing we can conclude, the two triangles can lie on the line|dw:1434184333921:dw|