Question

The length of the sides of one triangle are 2/3 the length of the side of a similar triangle. If a side of the lower triangle is 36 millimeters, what is the measure of the matching side of the smaller triangle?

Answer 1

24

Explanation:

36= three part in a length

so, one part=36/3=12

smaller triangle's length=2/3=12×2=24

Answer 2

24 millimeters

Explanation:

We have 2 triangles with proportional sides. The smaller side has a length of 2/3 of the similar triangle:

`L_1=(2L_2)/(3)`

`L_1=(2*36)/(3)`

`L_1=24 mm`

24 millimeters