Question

triangle ABC ~ triangle PQR, A(triangle ABC) = 16,A(triangle PQR) = 25,then find the value of ratio AB/PQ.​

Answer 1

Answer:

your answer is 9

Step-by-step explanation:

Given △ABC∼△PQR

and

QR

BC

=

3

1

or

BC

QR

=

1

3

.

To find the ratio of the areas of the given triangles.

Since the triangles are similar, the ratio of their areas is equal to the ratio of the square of their corresponding sides.

Therefore,

Areaofthe△ABC

Areaofthe△PQR

=

BC

2

QR

2

=

1

3

2

=

1

9

=9