Triangles ABC and DEF are similar and their areas are 144cm2 and 81cm2 respectively. If EF = 8 cm, what is BC ?
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6cm
32/3cm
128/9cm
12 cm
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Ratio of areas =144:81
∴ ratio of sides =12:1
Let the longest side be x. Then
36:x=12:9 or x=
12
36×9
=27cm
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