Question

Mario’s teacher wrote the statement △ PQRsim △ STU on the board. She asked him to write a proportion that must be true. Mario wrote PQ/QR = ST/TU . Do you agree with Mario’s proportion? Justify your answer.

Answer 1

No, the proportion written by Mario is incorrect. The correct proportion is QR/PQ = TU/ST.

Step-by-step explanation:

No, I do not agree with Mario's proportion. In a similarity statement, corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional. Mario correctly identified the sides of the triangles that are corresponding, but he wrote the proportion in the wrong order. The correct proportion should be QR/PQ = TU/ST.