Question

Which segment of the triangle will give you the height of your peak? Write the equation for the proportion that will allow you to find the height. (2 points: 1 point for identifying the correct segment, 1 point for the correct equation)

Answer 1

The segment that will give the height of the peak is the segment that is located from the right angle to the peak.
 To find the height, we can use the fact that we have two similar triangles.
 We are going to define a variable.
 We have:
 x: height of the peak.
 For similar triangles, we have the following relationship:
 $\frac{x}{20} = \frac{6}{3}$
 From here, we clear the height of the peak
 Answer:
 the equation for the proportion that will allow you to find the height of your peak is:
 $\frac{x}{20} = \frac{6}{3}$