Question

Natalia constructed a right triangle with two side lengths measuring 3 and 5 units. She constructed a second right triangle similar to the first one, with the two corresponding sides measuring 5.1 and x units in length, respectively.

What is the missing length, x, of the second triangle?

Answer 1

x = 8.5

Answer 2

am i correct?

Answer 3

@welshfella

Answer 4

When working it out in my mind, I also came to 8.5 I haven't worked with triangles in a while though, so maybe wait for another person's view on it.

Answer 5

ok

Answer 6

what you think @FaiqRaees

Answer 7

@alibaby @Luigi0210 @RhondaSommer @YoungStudier

Answer 8

i got 8.5

Answer 9

ok thanks everyone!