Since you need a little bit of trigonometry to solve this problem,
I'm pretty sure you've had a little bit of trigonometry in class before
you were assigned to solve this problem.
-- The shaded triangle comes from taking the equilateral triangle and
either folding it in half or cutting it in half.
-- The base that the new triangle is standing on is 1/2 the base of the
equilateral triangle, so it's 7 cm long.
-- The acute angle at the right end of the base is the same as it was in
the equilateral triangle . . . 60 degrees.
-- The tangent of 60 degrees is (opposite side)/(adjacent side) = x / 7 cm
tan(60) = x/7
-- Multiply each side of this little equation by 7 : 7 tan(60) = x
If you don't have the tangent of 60 degrees in your pocket, you can
find it with your calculator. Multiply it by 7, and Shazam, you know 'x' .
I think its 2.8.
Reason why:
4/5 = 0.8
Then the 2 would a whole number...
so 2.8.
Step-by-step explanation: it would help to compare whitch the answer would be 5 to 7
Answer:
a) corresponding angles of similar polygons are congruent
b) corresponding sides of similar polygons are proportional
c) a triangle is a polygon
Step-by-step explanation:
By <em>definition</em>, similar polygons have congruent corresponding angles and proportional corresponding sides.
A triangle is a polygon, so two triangles will be similar if they have congruent corresponding angles and proportional corresponding sides.
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For an n-sided polygon, one only needs to show the conditions are met for n-1 angles and sides. Those will determine the measures of the final angle/side.
