You are going to a friend's house to watch a movie. if you drive on street c, the distance is 3 miles. you need to stop at the movie store on street a. the store is 1 mile from your house. what is the distance you will drive on street b from the movie store to your friend's house?

2.83 is the answer

Step-by-step explanation:

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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

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