Triangle A has an area of #8 # and two sides of lengths #5 # and #9 #. Triangle B is similar to triangle A and has a side of length #12 #. What are the maximum and minimum possible areas of triangle B?
1 Answer
Dec 7, 2017
Maximum area 46.08 and Minimum area 14.2222
Explanation:
To get the maximum area of
Sides are in the ratio 12 : 5
Hence the areas will be in the ratio of
Maximum Area of triangle
Similarly to get the minimum area, side 9 of
Sides are in the ratio
Minimum area of