Question

59 and/or 60. Determine if the triangles are similar. If they are similar, find the scale factor from ABC to JKL.

Answer 1

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Answer:

  59) not similar

  60)

Step-by-step explanation:

59) The ratios of the side lengths shown cannot be reduced. They are different, so the triangles are not similar.

  7:8:12 ≠ 6:7:11

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60) The side length ratios both reduce to 8:7:10, so the triangles are similar.

  ∆ABC ~ ∆JKL

The scale factor is LJ/CA = 25/20 = 5/4. (Multiplying ABC by 5/4 will give JKL.)