SOLUTION: If I have one right triangle with a base of 24cm and a height of 16cm and another triangle with a base of 9cm, what is the scale factor? Note both triangle have 30, 60 and 90 degr
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Question 866175: If I have one right triangle with a base of 24cm and a height of 16cm and another triangle with a base of 9cm, what is the scale factor? Note both triangle have 30, 60 and 90 degree angles Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source):
Comparing base to base and height to height , IF you wanted to know the height of the "another triangle". You are looking for the scale factor in going from the first ratio to the "another" ratio, so focus attention just on the 24 and the 16.
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