Problem 6.1 The two triangles displayed are scaled copies of one another. Find the scale factor.
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Let's call the longer side of the larger triangle "L" and the longer side of the smaller triangle "l". Similarly, let's call the shorter side of the larger triangle "S" and the shorter side of the smaller triangle "s". Since the two triangles are scaled copies of Show more…
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