Given two similar triangles, the area of the larger triangle is sixteen times the area of the smaller triangle. Find the ratio of the perimeter of the larger triangle to the perimeter of the smaller triangle .
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Given two similar triangles, the area of the larger triangle is sixteen times the area of the smaller triangle. Find the ratio of the perimeter of the larger triangle to the perimeter of the smaller triangle .
Hello sri340The ratio of the areas of two similar figures is the square of the ratio of corresponding lengths. So if the areas are in the ratioQuote:
Originally Posted by sri340
, the lengths are in the ratio
. So there's your answer, the perimeters are in the ratio
Grandad