In the warmer months, Ms. Selwa likes to run to school to get in her daily exercise. She can run 1/6 of a kilometer in a minute. Michael Power Saint Joseph is 3/6 of a kilometer away from her home. At this speed, how long will it take Ms. Selwa to run to school every morning?

can u report my answer pleaae

geometry: triangles

solvers

lessons

answers archive

call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

25.45584