Homework Help: Geometry

Posted by Kareem on Monday, April 4, 2011 at 11:41am.

A line parallel to one side of a triangle divides one of the other sides into segments of lengths 15 and 9 and divides the third side so that the longest portion is 36. How long is the shorter portion of the third side?

Geometry - Reiny, Monday, April 4, 2011 at 12:39pm
according to your description

x/36 = 9/15
x = 9(36)/15 = 21.6

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