SOLUTION: The areas of two similar triangles are 144 and 81. If the base of the larger Triangle is 30, what is the corresponding base of the smaller triangle ?

Question 752580: The areas of two similar triangles are 144 and 81. If the base of the larger
Triangle is 30, what is the corresponding base of the smaller triangle ?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
if the ratio of lengths of sides (or any other measurement) of similar figures on a plane or 3-D solids is ,
the ratio of areas of corresponding surfaces is , andthe ratio of corresponding volumes is ,
and viceversa.

In this case the ratio of atras is

it must be that
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So
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