The areas of two similar triangles are 121 cm^2 and 64 cm^2 respectively.

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asked Feb 13, 2018 in Mathematics by sforrest072 (157,439 points) 60 409 935

The areas of two similar triangles are 121 cm2 and 64 cm2 respectively. If the median of the first triangle is 12.1 cm, find the corresponding median of the other.

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answered Feb 13, 2018 by mdsamim (213,225 points) 5 10 15
selected Feb 13, 2018 by sforrest072
 
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We have,
ΔABC ~ ΔPQR
Area (ΔABC) = 121 cm2,
Area (ΔPQR) = 64 cm2
AD = 12.1 cm
And AD and PS are the medians
By area of similar triangle theorem

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