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If pentagon ABCDE is similar to pentagon FGHIJ, and AB = 10, CD = 5, and FG = 30, what is IH?
publish date: 2020/10/24 11:35:00 GMT+11
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\(\frac53\)
5
15
30
Correct Answer
15
Explanation
If both shapes are similar, then the sides are in proportion. Because AB is similar to FG,
and AB = 10 and FG = 30, the second pentagon is three times as large as the first pentagon. Therefore, IH is three times as large as CD, which gives a length of 15.
You could solve it also as two equal ratios
\(\frac{CD}{AB} = \frac{IH}{FG}\)
So
IH = \(\frac{CD}{AB} * FG = \frac{5}{10} * 30 = 15 \)