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Kobotan [32]
3 years ago
10

An architect planned to construct two similar stone pyramid structures in a park. The figure below shows the front view of the p

yramids in her plan, but there is an error in the dimensions:
Two similar scalene triangles PQR and ABC with angle P congruent to angle A, angle Q congruent to angle B, and QR and BC as the bases of the triangles. The length of PQ is 6 feet, the length of QR is 9.5 feet, and the length of RP is 7.5 feet. The length of AB is 4 feet, the length of BC is 7 feet, and the length of CA is 5 feet.

Which of the following changes should she make to the length of side RQ to correct her error?

Change the length of side RQ to 9 feet
Change the length of side RQ to 10.5 feet
Change the length of side RQ to 8 feet
Change the length of side RQ to 11.5 feet

Mathematics
2 answers:
Svetlanka [38]3 years ago
4 0
The correct answer is 10.5 feet because I did the same problem by I had to find ca side my given was that RQ is 10.5
Simora [160]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

The correct option is 2. She can change the length of side RQ to 10.5 feet to correct her error.

Step-by-step explanation:

In triangle PQR and ABC,

\angle P=\angle A                       (Given)

\angle Q=\angle B                       (Given)

By AA rule of similarity,

\triangle PQR=\triangle ABC

The corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional.

\frac{PQ}{AB}=\frac{RQ}{CB}=\frac{PR}{AC}

\frac{PQ}{AB}=\frac{6}{4}=1.5

\frac{RQ}{CB}=\frac{9.5}{7}=1.35714285714

\frac{PQ}{AB}neq \frac{RQ}{CB}

It means there is an error in the dimensions. Let the new length of RQ be x.

\frac{PQ}{AB}=\frac{RQ}{CB}

\frac{6}{4}=\frac{x}{7}

Multiply both sides by 7.

\frac{6\times 7}{4}=x

\frac{42}{4}=x

10.50=x

Therefore the length of RQ must be 10.50. The correct option is 2.

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