Given, area of smaller triangle = 36 m2 and area of larger triangle = 100 cm2
Also, length of a side of the larger triangle = 20 cm
Let the length of the corresponding side of the smaller triangle = x cm
By property of area of similar triangle,
ar(larger triangle)ar(smaller triangle)=(side of larger triangle)2(side of smaller triangle)2
⇒ 10036=(20)2x2⇒x2=(20)2×36100
⇒ x2=400×36100=144∴x=√144=12 cm
Hence, the length of corresponding side of the smaller triangle is 12 cm.