In the figure, triangle ABC -triangle DEF. Solve for X.
1.) 16.36
2.) 55
3.) 2.2
4.) 66

Question

In the figure, triangle ABC -triangle DEF. Solve for X.
1.) 16.36
2.) 55
3.) 2.2
4.) 66

moldybubblegum11 · Answer

is there a picture to the question or any measurements for the sides?

geometrylearner · Answer

attachment

moldybubblegum11 · Answer

alright so... do you know the scale factor of the larger image?

geometrylearner · Answer

No I don't

moldybubblegum11 · Answer

okay so to figure that out you first need to look at one side of each triangle and see how much larger it is.

moldybubblegum11 · Answer

you are finding the scale factor for the larger triangle so... would the scale factor be more or less than 0?

geometrylearner · Answer

more?

moldybubblegum11 · Answer

yes.

moldybubblegum11 · Answer

this is hard to explain sorry, im trying.

geometrylearner · Answer

is the answer 55?

moldybubblegum11 · Answer

alright so, the larger squares side is 30 and the smaller one is 6.

geometrylearner · Answer

If the bigger triangle is 5x larger than the smaller triangle, then wouldn't it be 55 since 11*5 is 55?

moldybubblegum11 · Answer

to figure out how much larger the big triangle is from the smaller one is by dividing the side of the larger triangle from the smaller one.

moldybubblegum11 · Answer

lol yes it is 55, i was just trying to help.

geometrylearner · Answer

you did help thank you very much, i've failed this question 3 times

moldybubblegum11 · Answer

you divide 30 by 6 which is 5. so the larger one is 5 times the size... so than multiply aa by 5.

moldybubblegum11 · Answer

yourwelcome.