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Algebra Level 2

A smaller triangle is similar to a bigger triangle whose perimeters are 28 and 70, respectively. If the area of the smaller triangle is 100 sq. cm., what is the area of the bigger triangle?


The answer is 625.

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3 solutions

Fox To-ong
Feb 10, 2015

( 28/70)^2 = ( 100 / x ) x = area of the bigger triangle x = 625

let P 1 P_1 be the perimeter of the smaller triangle, P 2 P_2 be the perimeter of the bigger triangle, A 1 A_1 be the area of the smaller triangle and A 2 A_2 be the area of the bigger triangle. The areas of similar plane figures have the same ratio as the squares of any two corresponding lines. Since the perimeter is a linear measure, we have

A 2 A 1 = ( P 2 ) 2 ( P 1 ) 2 \dfrac{A_2}{A_1}=\dfrac{(P_2)^2}{(P_1)^2}

A 2 100 = 7 0 2 2 8 2 \dfrac{A_2}{100}=\dfrac{70^2}{28^2}

A 2 = 625 A_2=\boxed{625}

Assuming the triangle is equilateral, compute each side of the triangle by dividing each perimeter by 3 3 . We know that the area of similar plane figures have the same ratio as the squares of any two corresponding sides. So we have

A ( 70 3 ) 2 = 100 ( 20 3 ) 2 \dfrac{A}{\left(\dfrac{70}{3}\right)^2}=\dfrac{100}{\left(\dfrac{20}{3}\right)^2}

A = 625 A=625 square centimeters \text{square centimeters}

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