Similar Triangles

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Similar Triangles

by Bens4vcobra » Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:36 am
In the figures above, the area of triangle A is twice the area of triangle B. In terms of s1, what is the value of S? (s1 = base of smaller triangle and S = base of larger triangle)

A)2(SR)/2s
B)3(SR)/2s
C)25(SR)
D)3s(SR)
E)2s

SR = square root
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by winniethepooh » Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:48 am
Answer to your question at this thread:
https://www.beatthegmat.com/gmat-prep-si ... 85142.html