Solve the following problem using the properties of similar triangles. A 40-foot flagpole outside an office building casts a 25-foot shadow. What is the height of the office building if the shadow it casts is 200 feet long? (1 point)
Let's set up a proportion to solve this problem.
The height of the flagpole is the length of its shadow, so we have the proportion:
$\frac{40}{25} = \frac{x}{200}$
Cross-multiplying gives:
$25x = 40 \cdot 200$
$25x = 8000$
Dividing both sides by 25 yields:
$x = \frac{8000}{25} = \boxed{320}$
Therefore, the height of the office building is 320 feet.
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Apologies for the confusion in my previous response. Let's solve the problem correctly.
We can set up a proportion using the properties of similar triangles:
$\frac{\text{height of flagpole}}{\text{length of its shadow}} = \frac{\text{height of office building}}{\text{length of its shadow}}$
Substituting the given values:
$\frac{40}{25} = \frac{x}{200}$
Cross-multiplying gives:
$25x = 40 \cdot 200$
$25x = 8000$
Dividing both sides by 25 yields:
$x = \frac{8000}{25} = \boxed{320}$
Therefore, the height of the office building is 320 feet.
The sides of a triangular path measure 7 m, 9 m, and 11 m. Find the perimeter of a similar triangle in which the shortest side has a length of 21 meters. (1 point)
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33 m
81 m
21 m
27 m
To solve this problem, we can use the property of similar triangles in which the corresponding sides are proportional.
The ratio of the corresponding sides of the two similar triangles will be the same. Let's call this ratio $k$.
In the given triangle, the shortest side is 7 m. In the similar triangle, the shortest side is 21 m.
Therefore, we can set up the proportion:
$\frac{7}{21} = \frac{x}{11}$
Cross-multiplying gives:
$7 \cdot 11 = 21x$
$77 = 21x$
Dividing both sides by 21 yields:
$x = \frac{77}{21} = \frac{11 \cdot 7}{3 \cdot 7} = \frac{11}{3}$
So, the length of the shortest side of the similar triangle is $\frac{11}{3}$ m.
Now, we need to find the perimeter of this similar triangle. Since all sides of the triangle are proportional, multiplying the length of each side by the same ratio $k$ will give us the corresponding side lengths of the similar triangle.
Therefore, the perimeter of the similar triangle would be:
$P = \frac{11}{3} + \frac{9k}{3} + \frac{7k}{3} = \frac{11 + 9k + 7k}{3} = \frac{11 + 16k}{3}$
To find the value of $k$, we can use the fact that the shortest side of the similar triangle is 21 m:
$\frac{11}{3} \cdot k = 21$
Simplifying, we find:
$k = \frac{21 \cdot 3}{11} = \frac{63}{11}$
Substituting this value of $k$ into the equation for the perimeter, we have:
$P = \frac{11 + 16 \cdot \frac{63}{11}}{3} = \frac{11 + 16 \cdot 3}{3} = \frac{11 + 48}{3} = \frac{59}{3} $
Therefore, the perimeter of the similar triangle is $\frac{59}{3}$ meters, which is approximately equal to $\boxed{19.67}$ meters.
Which answer is it?
Apologies for the confusion in my previous response. Let's solve the problem correctly.
To find the perimeter of the similar triangle, we know that the ratio of the corresponding sides of similar triangles is the same.
In the given triangle, the longest side is 11 m. In the similar triangle, the longest side is 21 m.
Therefore, we can set up the proportion:
$\frac{11}{21} = \frac{P}{P'}$
where $P$ is the perimeter of the given triangle and $P'$ is the perimeter of the similar triangle.
Simplifying the proportion:
$\frac{11}{21} = \frac{P'}{P}$
Cross-multiplying:
$11P = 21P'$
Dividing both sides by 21:
$P' = \frac{11}{21}P$
Now, we can substitute the given perimeter of the triangle (P) into the equation to find the perimeter of the similar triangle (P'):
$P' = \frac{11}{21} \cdot (7+9+11)$
Simplifying:
$P' = \frac{11}{21} \cdot 27$
$P' = \frac{297}{21}$
$P' = 14$
Therefore, the perimeter of the similar triangle is 14 meters.