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\n" ); document.write( "The perimeters of two similar triangles is in the ratio 3:4. The sum of their area is 75cm^2. Find the area of each triangle.
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document.write( "If the perimeters' ratio is 3:4, then the areas' ratio is 9:16 (the triangles are similar !).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since S1 + S2 = 75  and  = , then\r\n" );
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document.write( "S1 =  =  = 3*9 = 27  and \r\n" );
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document.write( "S2 =  =  = 3*16 = 48 .\r\n" );
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