Answer:
Corresponding side of AB is FE
Corresponding side of CB is DE
Corresponding side of AC is FD
[tex]k =2[/tex]
[tex]DE = 6[/tex]
[tex]FD=10[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
[tex]\triangle ABC[/tex] and [tex]\triangle FED[/tex]
See attachment for triangles
Solving (a): Corresponding side of AB
Going by the names of the triangle, the corresponding sides are:
AB and FE; CB and DE; AC and FD
Hence, the corresponding side of AB is FE
Solving (b): Corresponding side of CB
This has been solved in (a) above.
The corresponding side of CB is DE
Solving (c): Corresponding side of AC
This has been solved in (a) above.
The corresponding side of AC is FD
Solving (d): Scale factor from ABC to FED
To do this, we simply divide the lengths of corresponding sides.
The scale factor k is:
[tex]k = \frac{FE}{AB}[/tex]
[tex]k = \frac{8}{4}[/tex]
[tex]k =2[/tex]
Solving (e): Length of DE
We make use of the scale factor calculated in (d) above
[tex]k = \frac{DE}{CB}[/tex]
[tex]2 = \frac{DE}{3}[/tex]
[tex]DE = 2 * 3\\[/tex]
[tex]DE = 6[/tex]
Solving (f): Length of FD
Using Pythagoras:
[tex]FD^2 = DE^2 + EF^2[/tex]
[tex]FD^2 = 6^2 + 8^2[/tex]
[tex]FD^2 = 100[/tex]
[tex]FD = \sqrt{100[/tex]
[tex]FD=10[/tex]
