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Two triangles are similar with a ratio of similarity of 33 :88 . 

a)  The smaller triangle has a side length of 6060 miles.  

What is the length of the corresponding side in the bigger triangle?

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b)  The area of the larger triangle is 195195 square miles. 

What is the area of the smaller triangle?

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Two triangles are similar with a ratio of similarity of 3 :8.
a) The smaller triangle has a side length of 60 miles.
What is the length of the corresponding side in the bigger triangle?
Round to 2 decimal places if necessary.
b) The area of the larger triangle is 195 square miles.
What is the area of the smaller triangle?
Round to 2 decimal places if necessary.
Transcribed Image Text:Two triangles are similar with a ratio of similarity of 3 :8. a) The smaller triangle has a side length of 60 miles. What is the length of the corresponding side in the bigger triangle? Round to 2 decimal places if necessary. b) The area of the larger triangle is 195 square miles. What is the area of the smaller triangle? Round to 2 decimal places if necessary.
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