Okay, here is a question from the GMAT software test. I couldn't copy and paste the image so please bare with me as I describe the image; it's pretty simple:
Two triangles - one appears larger than the other, but the question says that the figures are not drawn to scale. The angles of triangle 1 and triangle 2 are labelled x, y, and z indicating that the triangles have congruent angles. On the small triangle there is a side that is labelled "s" and on the large triangle the corresponding side is labelled "S."
Now the question:
In the figures above, if the area of the larger triangle is twice the area of of the smaller triangle, then in terms of s, S =
A) (square root of 2/2)s
B) (square root of 3/2)s
C) (square root of 2)s
D) (square root of 3)s
E) (2)s
Two triangles - one appears larger than the other, but the question says that the figures are not drawn to scale. The angles of triangle 1 and triangle 2 are labelled x, y, and z indicating that the triangles have congruent angles. On the small triangle there is a side that is labelled "s" and on the large triangle the corresponding side is labelled "S."
Now the question:
In the figures above, if the area of the larger triangle is twice the area of of the smaller triangle, then in terms of s, S =
A) (square root of 2/2)s
B) (square root of 3/2)s
C) (square root of 2)s
D) (square root of 3)s
E) (2)s
