Question

Given the following similar triangles, answer the following questions.

1. What is the scale factor?
2. What is the value of x?
an
x
14
48

Answer 1

Explanation:

triangles are similar so

their sides are the same rapport

48/6=x/5

scale factor is 48/6=8

value of x ,we can use the formula

48/6=x/5

8=x/5

x=8*5=40