SOLUTION: Two right triangles are similar. The hypotenuse of the first is 6 inches long and the hypotenuse of the second is 14 inches long. How much larger is the area of the second than the

Question 497329: Two right triangles are similar. The hypotenuse of the first is 6 inches long and the hypotenuse of the second is 14 inches long. How much larger is the area of the second than the area of the first?
Answer by cleomenius(959) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The larger triangle is in a ratio of 2 1/3 to the smaller triangle.
Since we are multiplying two sides , the larger triangle will have a size of approx. 2 1/3 times 2 1/3 larger. or approximately 5.4 times larger.
Cleomenius.

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