Triangle Questions

**whytechocolate01** · May 3rd 2007, 08:13 AM

Triangle DEF ~ triangle HJK and the scale factor of triangle DEF to triangle HJK is 5/2. If EF = 15, find JK.

Help please! Explain!

Thanks!

**ecMathGeek** · May 3rd 2007, 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by whytechocolate01

Triangle DEF ~ triangle HJK and the scale factor of triangle DEF to triangle HJK is 5/2. If EF = 15, find JK.

Help please! Explain!

Thanks!

EF/JK = 5/2
15/JK = 5/2
30 = 5JK
JK = 6

**highschoolmathhelp** · May 5th 2007, 07:13 PM

15*2/5=6

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