Triangle A has sides of lengths #48 ,24 #, and #54 #. Triangle B is similar to triangle A and has a side of length #5 #. What are the possible lengths of the other two sides of triangle B?
1 Answer
May 1, 2016
several possibilities. See explanation.
Explanation:
We know, if
Now, let
There are three possibilities:
- Case I:
#a' = 5#
so,
and,
- Case II:
#b' = 5#
so,
and,
- Case III:
#c' = 5#
so,
and,