The side of a trinagular roof is to have the same height h and base b^2 as the side of a trapezodial roof.
a. What is the ratio of the area of the triangular roof to the area of the trapezoidal roof?
(For a triangle, A = 1/2b^2h. For a trapezoid, A = b1 + b2/2h.)
b. Compare the ratio from part of question a to what the ratio will be if b1 is doubled for trapezoidal roof and b2 is doubled for both roofs.
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To find the ratio of the areas of the triangular roof to the trapezoidal roof, we need to substitute the given formulas for each shape's area and solve for the ratio.
a. Let's start by finding the area of the triangular roof, given that the base is b^2 and the height is h.
The formula for the area of a triangle is A = 1/2 * base * height, which in this case is A_triangle = 1/2 * b^2 * h.
Now, let's find the area of the trapezoidal roof, given that the bases are b1 and b2, and the height is h.
The formula for the area of a trapezoid is A = (base1 + base2) / 2 * height, so in this case, A_trapezoid = (b1 + b2) / 2 * h.
To find the ratio, we divide the area of the triangular roof by the area of the trapezoidal roof:
Ratio = A_triangle / A_trapezoid
= (1/2 * b^2 * h) / ((b1 + b2) / 2 * h)
= (1/2 * b^2 * h) / (b1/2 * h + b2/2 * h)
= (b^2 * h) / (b1/2 * h + b2/2 * h)
= (b^2 * h) / ((b1 + b2) / 2 * h)
Therefore, the ratio of the area of the triangular roof to the area of the trapezoidal roof is (b^2 * h) / ((b1 + b2) / 2 * h).
b. If we double b1 for the trapezoidal roof and double both b1 and b2 for both roofs, the equation for the new ratio will be:
New Ratio = (b^2 * h) / ((2 * b1 + 2 * b2) / 2 * h)
= (b^2 * h) / (2 * (b1 + b2) / 2 * h)
= (b^2 * h) / (b1 + b2) / (2 * h)
= (b^2 * h) / ((b1 + b2) / (2 * h))
Comparing the new ratio to the previous ratio, we can see that they are the same:
New Ratio = (b^2 * h) / ((b1 + b2) / 2 * h) = Ratio
Therefore, whether we double b1 or b2 (or both) for both roofs, the ratio of the areas remains the same.