The Length of BC is 5.5 cm and equation for y in terms of x is y = 3x
What are similarity in triangles?
Two triangles are similar if they have the same ratio of corresponding sides and equal pair of corresponding angles. If two or more figures have the same shape, but their sizes are different, then such objects are called similar figures.
According to question
Triangle ABC ≅ triangle PQR
where,
AB = 4cm
PQ=12cm
RQ= 16.5 cm
AC = xcm
PR= ycm
According to the similarity rule
the same ratio of corresponding sides
therefore,
[tex]\frac{AB}{PQ} = \frac{BC}{QR} = \frac{AC}{PR} \\[/tex]
(a) Calculate the length of BC
[tex]\frac{AB}{PQ} = \frac{BC}{QR}[/tex]
⇒ [tex]\frac{4}{12} = \frac{BC}{16.5}[/tex]
⇒ [tex]\frac{1}{3} = \frac{BC}{16.5}[/tex]
⇒ BC = 5.5 cm
(b) Write down an expression for y in terms of x
we know , [tex]\frac{AB}{PQ} = \frac{AC}{PR} \\[/tex]
⇒ [tex]\frac{4}{12} = \frac{x}{y} \\[/tex]
⇒ [tex]\frac{1}{3} = \frac{x}{y} \\[/tex]
⇒ [tex]y=3x[/tex]
Hence, Length of BC is 5.5 cm and equation for y = 3x
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