High School Math › How to find if right triangles are similar
A right triangle is defined by the points (1, 1), (1, 5), and (4, 1). The triangle's sides are enlarged by a factor of 3 to form a new triangle. What is the area of the new triangle?
You have two right triangles that are similar. The base of the first is 6 and the height is 9. If the base of the second triangle is 20, what is the height of the second triangle?
In the figure above, line segments DC and AB are parallel. What is the perimeter of quadrilateral ABCD?