Given two similar triangles with a scale factor of a : b, show the ratio of their perimeters is also a : b?
Thus the ratio of the perimeters is the same as the ratio of the sides, that is, of the scale factor between the triangles.
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Given two similar triangles with a scale factor of ( \frac{a}{b} ), the ratio of their perimeters is also ( \frac{a}{b} ).
Let's denote the lengths of corresponding sides in the two similar triangles as follows:
( a_1 ) and ( a_2 ) for the corresponding sides in the first and second triangles, respectively.
( b_1 ) and ( b_2 ) for the other pair of corresponding sides.
The perimeters of the two triangles are ( P_1 ) and ( P_2 ) respectively.
The scale factor between the two triangles is ( \frac{a}{b} ).
By definition, the scale factor ( \frac{a}{b} ) is:
[ \frac{a_2}{a_1} = \frac{b_2}{b_1} = \frac{P_2}{P_1} ]
Therefore, the ratio of their perimeters is ( \frac{P_2}{P_1} = \frac{a_2}{a_1} = \frac{b_2}{b_1} = \frac{a}{b} ).
Hence, the ratio of their perimeters is also ( \frac{a}{b} ).
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