According to the Triangle Inequality Theorem, the sums of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle must be greater than the length of the third side. Since 10 + 8 is 18, the only length out of the answer choices that is not possible is 19.

The triangles are similar because of the side-angle-side postulate.

Side:

Angle:

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The third side must also have a 2:3 ratio.

Cross-multiply, and solve for .

The triangles are not similar, as proven by the side-side-side postulate.

The third side does not follow the same ratio of the other two, thus the triangles are not similar.

The perimeter is equal to the sum of the three sides.  In similar triangles, each side is in proportion to its correlating side.  The perimeters are also in equal proportion.

Perimeter A = 45” and perimeter B = 135”

The proportion of Perimeter A to Perimeter B is . 

This applies to the sides of the triangle.  Therefore to get the any side of Triangle B, just multiply the correlating side by 3.

15” x 3 = 45”

10” x 3 = 30“

Angle-Angle Postulate: if two angles of one triangle are equal to two corresponding angles of another triangle, the triangles must be similar.

In this example, the triangles share one angle, which must be equal. Additionally, the triangles contain segments that are parallel to each other. When two parallel lines are crossed by another line, the corresponding angles must be equal. Each angle in one triangle is congruent with its corresponding angle in the other triangle, indicating that they are similar.

The Side-Angle-Side Postulate considers two corresponding sides and the included angle. The included angles must be congruent, and the ratios of the two corresponding sides must be equal. If both criteria are satisfied, then the triangles are similar.

In this problem, there is a shared angle, making it equal for the two triangles. Now, consider the ratios of the sides.

Simplify the fractions.

because the ratios are equal, the triangles are similar by the Side-Angle-Side postulate.

Side lengths of similar triangles can be expressed in proportions. Establish a proportion comparing the middle and long sides of your triangles.

10/11 = 9/x

Cross multiply and solve for x.

10x = 99

x = 9.9

Because the triangles are similar, a ratio can be set up between the triangles' longest sides and shortest sides as such: 14/3 = x/1.  Solving for x, we obtain that the shortest side of the triangle is 14/3 units long.

An isoceles triangle is a triangle that has at least two congruent sides (and therefore, at least two congruent angles as well).

The area of a triangle = (1/2)bh where b is base and h is height. 18 = (1/2)4h which gives us 36 = 4h so h =9.