Question

The ratio of similarity between two figures is 4/3.If one side of the largerfigure is 12 cm long,what is the lengthof corresponding side in the smallet figure?

Answer 1

9

Explanation:

also, you meant smaller not smallet right

4/3=12/x

x=9

Answer 2

The corresponding side in the smaller figure is 9 cm

Explanation:

Notice that you can use proportions to solve this problem:

The ratio from large image to smaller is: Larger/smaller = 4/3.

Therefore use this type of proportions to find the length of the corresponding side to 12 cm in the smaller figure:

`(4)/(3) =(12 \,cm )/(smaller) \\smaller\,((4)/(3)) = 12\,cm\\smaller=(3* 12\,cm)/(4) \\smaller=(36\,cm)/(4) \\smaller=9\,cm`