Question

in the givem figure tri acb ~ tri apq if ab=6cm bc=8cm and pq=4cm then find aq?

Answer 1

Answer:

given

tri abc~tri apq

so,

ab/pq=bc/aq

6/4=8/aq

3/2=8/aq

by cross multiplication

3aq=8*2

3aq=16

aq=16/3

aq=5.333....

aq=5.3cm

Explanation:

by thales theorem

ab/pq=bc/aq