McDougal Littell Jurgensen Geometry: Student Edition Geometry
McDougal Littell Jurgensen Geometry: Student Edition Geometry
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780395977279
Author: Ray C. Jurgensen, Richard G. Brown, John W. Jurgensen
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company College Division
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Chapter 7.5, Problem 9WE
To determine

To find: The scalar factor of the similarity of the given triangles.

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Answer to Problem 9WE

The scalar factor of the similarity of the given triangles is 25 .

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

    ABBCACTRRITI
    6810202515

SSS similarity theorem: If the sides of two triangles are in proportion, then the triangles are similar.

Scalar factor: If the two polygons are similar, then the ratio of the length of two corresponding sides is called the scalar factor of the similarity.

Now consider one triangle has vertices A,B, and C and another triangle has vertices T, R, and I.

    ABBCACTRRITI
    6810202515

Now,

Compare the longest sides, ACRI=1025=25

Compare the shortest sides, ABTI=615=25

Compare the remaining sides, BCTR=820=25

Therefore,

  ACRI=BBTI=BCTR=25

All the corresponding sides of two triangles are in proportion, therefore the triangles are similar.

And as the scalar factor is the ratio of the length of two corresponding sides.

Therefore,

Scalar factor= =ACRI=BBTI=BCTR=25

Hence, the given triangles are similar by SSS similarity theorem and the scalar factor of the similarity of the given triangles is 25 .

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