QUESTION 10 of 10: You pay $1,000 for your insurance policy that covers up to $1 million in losses. If the insurance company just broke even on similar policies, which of the following is closest to the odds the insurance company assumes for your making a claim of $1 million?

O a) 1 in 2
Ob) 1 in 5
c) 1 in 50
d) 1 in 1,000

geometry: triangles

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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+

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