SOLUTION: the corresponding sides of two similar rectangles are 14 ft. and 8 ft. the area of the smaller rectangle is 57 ft squared to the nearest whole number what is the area of larger rec

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Question 632750: the corresponding sides of two similar rectangles are 14 ft. and 8 ft. the area of the smaller rectangle is 57 ft squared to the nearest whole number what is the area of larger rectangle
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the corresponding sides of two similar rectangles are 14 ft. and 8 ft.
the area of the smaller rectangle is 57 ft squared to the nearest whole number,
what is the area of larger rectangle
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Assume they are right triangles, find the other side of the smaller triangle
2(57/8) = 14.25 sq/ft: (.5*14.25*8=57)
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Find the other side of the larger triangle, using corresponding sides in
similar triangles
14%2F8*14.25 = 24.9375
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Find the area of the larger triangle
.5*14*24.9375 = 174.5625 sq/ft area of the larger triangle