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StromanMarieGr
StromanMarieGr StromanMarieGr
  • 05-07-2016
  • Mathematics
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The two triangular prisms shown below are similar. What is the value of x, the height of the larger prism?

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meerkat18
meerkat18 meerkat18
  • 08-07-2016

Two solids are similar if their corresponding linear measurement units are proportional to each other. Scale factor is a/b, from the small prism, we get 8/10 or 4/5. 
Congruent ratios will mean similar solids or in this case, prisms.
Set-up a proportion to find x.
4/5 = 4.8/x
4x = 34
x= 6 cm.
The height of the larger prism is 6cm. 

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