Question

Help: The ratio of areas of two similar figures is 8:18. The perimeter of the larger figure is 24, find the perimeter of the smaller figure.\

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Answer 1

Lets use proportion

let the perimeter of the smaller figure be 'x'

8:18::x:24

Product of means=product of extreames

24 x 8= 18 x 'x'

192=18x

x=10.6666667 units

Ans: the perimeter of the smaller figure is 10.6666667 units