Start learning →

Thales estimated a ship's distance from shore by using triangles that were:

ASizeable
BSlanted
CSlotted
DSimilar
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Similar
1. He could not measure across water. 2. He set up a smaller matching shape. 3. Those triangles were similar. _Source: OpenStax Contemporary Mathematics, Chapter 10, Geometry._
Practise this question with Quill — B.Arch →

Keep practising Geometry Basics

Browse all Geometry Basics questions for B.Arch, or explore more Mathematics topics.

Start a Geometry Basics lesson →
Related questions
Geometry bingoType the numberSort the geometry ideasAngles or shapesSlice the geometry wordsRun the geometry gatesPop the congruence testsCatch the shapes