Equivalent Ratios Using Triangles

Drag the vertices of the triangles and use their steepness to estimate when the ratio of Height to Base is equivalent. [br][br]Check your estimate by clicking the Show Steepness Angle box.

Question 1:

In triangle DEF, if the height is 1 and the base is 3, what is an equivalent ratio that we can express for triangle ABC?

Question 2:

Find all equivalent ratios using the applet if triangle DEF has a height of 2 and a base of 4

[math]\frac{4}{4}[/math] [math]\frac{14}{28}[/math] [math]\frac{4}{8}[/math] [math]\frac{4}{2}[/math] [math]\frac{1}{2}[/math]

Question 3:

How do we know when two ratios are equivalent?

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