Question

Triangle A's length is 3 and its base is 5 triangle B's length is 6 and base 8 could triangle a be a scale drawing of rectangle b? explain

Answer 1

In order to show that these triangles are similar given the side lengths, you have to prove the lengths are proportional.

The side lengths can be written as
3:6 or 3/6. The bases can be written 5:8 or 5/8.

Set up proportion -
3/6 = 5/8

Clearly they are not proportional because 3/6 is .5 and 5/8 is .625

Had Triangle B’s base been 10, the two triangles would have been similar with a scale factor of 2.

Hope this helps!