SOLUTION: One triangle has double the area of another triangle, and their corresponding angles have the same measurements. If the base of the second triangle is denoted by "S", and the base

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Question 466172: One triangle has double the area of another triangle, and their corresponding angles have the same measurements. If the base of the second triangle is denoted by "S", and the base of the first (smaller) triangle is denoted by "s", in terms of s what does S equal?
Answer by robertb(5830) About Me  (Show Source):
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The relationship is 2+=+A%5Bb%5D%2FA%5Bs%5D+=+%28S%2Fs%29%5E2, hence
2+=+%28S%2Fs%29%5E2 ==> S%2Fs+=+sqrt%282%29 ==> S+=+sqrt%282%29%2As.