Given a quadrilateral with sides of 12 yards, 14 yards, 16 yards and 18 yards. On a drawing, 1 inch = 2 yards how long are the sides of a quadrilateral

6 inches. 7 inches, 8 inches, and 9 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

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+

25.45584

96 39 cause 135 -96=39 im smart (i used a calculater)