Two similar triangles have heights of 8 and 20. The area of the larger triangle is 150. Find the area of the smaller triangle.

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Andrew Hancox · Answer 1 · 2022-03-06T16:11:56+0000

Answer:

60

Explanation:

the question is based on similarity and enlargement

firt thing put the velues to ratio form;8;20

simplify to obtain2:5 as your linear scale factor...

if 5:150

2=?

2*150/5=60