Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

Answer: 18

The first triangle's hypotenuse is 10, so the scale factor is 30 ÷ 10 = 3. The shorter leg scales from 6 to 18.

Common wrong answers

If you answered 6

6 is the shorter leg of the first triangle.

If you answered 24

24 is the longer leg of the second triangle.

If you answered 22.5

22.5 comes from 6 × (30 ÷ 8), scaling by the wrong side.

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