Given 2 similar right triangles. The cathetuses of one trianfle

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2021-08-08

Given 2 similar right triangles. The cathetuses of one trianfle are 6m and 12m. The longer cathetus of the second triangle is 1110m. Find the second cathetetus.

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Theodore Schwartz

Theodore Schwartz

Skilled2021-08-09Added 99 answers

Since the triangles are similar, the proportion of the longer cathetus to the shorter one is the same in both triangles. Let the unknown cathetus be x. So,
612=x1110
x=6×111012
=666012
=555m

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