Answer:
18√2
Step-by-step explanation:
The smaller triangle sharing a vertex with the larger one is similar and half the area. That means its linear dimensions are √(1/2) = (√2)/2 times those of the larger triangle.
The line segment of interest has length ...
36 × (√2)/2 = 18√2
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The ratio of area of similar figures is the square of the ratio of their linear dimensions. Thus the ratio of linear dimensions is the square root of the ratio of area.
1 it grows 18 inches every 3 months
there are 12 months in 1 year
12 dived by 3 = 4 so there are 4 times it will grow 18 inches
18 * 4 = 72 inches, amount it grows in 1 year
Answer is D
2. it grows 9 inches every 2 months
12/2 = 6 times a year it will grow
9 *6 = 54 inches total for 1 year
Answer is C
The answer is the last choice 2 1/2
