in the parallelogram ABCD. AE is the altitude corresponding to the side BC. CF is the altitude corresponding to the side AB. given that BC=25cm, AE=15cm, CD=20cm. Find CF
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Hello Tanya,
To solve this, what I did was find out that FBC and BEA are similar. This means we can find the side lengths by using both triangles.
25 : 20
x : 15
x = 18.75
Then using Pythagorean Theorem, we can find the other side which is about 7.
18.75 * 7 / 2 = 65
To solve this, what I did was find out that FBC and BEA are similar. This means we can find the side lengths by using both triangles.
25 : 20
x : 15
x = 18.75
Then using Pythagorean Theorem, we can find the other side which is about 7.
18.75 * 7 / 2 = 65
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