Triangle A has an area of 18 and two sides of lengths 9 and 6 . Triangle B is similar to triangle A and has a side of length 8 . What are the maximum and minimum possible areas of triangle B?
1 Answer
Nov 8, 2016
Explanation:
Let
Let calculate third side
So 9 is the longest side and 6 is the shortest, so the maximum area is obtained when 8 is proportional to 6 and the minimum when 8 is proportional to 9: