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A triangle has side lengths of 2 feet, 5.4 feet, and 5 feet. The angle measures are 90 degrees, 73 degrees, 17 degrees. Another triangle has side lengths of 3 feet, 8.1 feet, 7.5 feet. The angle measures are 90 degrees, 73 degrees, 17 degrees. Are the triangles similar? If so, what is the scale factor going from the top triangle to the bottom triangle?

A triangle has side lengths of 2 feet, 5.4 feet, and 5 feet. The angle measures are-example-1
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Answer:

1) yes 2) 1.5

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Answer:

Yes. The factor is 3/2 (=1,5)

Explanation:

They have all the 3 angles congruent, so they are similar. You calculate the scale factor by dividing the hypotenuse (for example) of the second triangle by the hypotenuse of the first one.

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