Triangle A has an area of #12 # and two sides of lengths #3 # and #8 #. Triangle B is similar to triangle A and has a side of length #9 #. What are the maximum and minimum possible areas of triangle B?
1 Answer
Dec 21, 2017
Maximum possible area of triangle B = 108
Minimum possible area of triangle B = 15.1875
Explanation:
To get the maximum area of
Sides are in the ratio 9 : 3
Hence the areas will be in the ratio of
Maximum Area of triangle
Similarly to get the minimum area, side 8 of
Sides are in the ratio
Minimum area of