SOLUTION: The shortest legs of two similar triangles are 5 and 7.5. If the bigger triangle has perimeter 33, find the perimeter of the smaller triangle.

SOLUTION: The shortest legs of two similar triangles are 5 and 7.5. If the bigger triangle has perimeter 33, find the perimeter of the smaller triangle.

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Question 1012048: The shortest legs of two similar triangles are 5 and 7.5. If the bigger triangle has perimeter 33, find the perimeter of the smaller triangle.
Answer by ValorousDawn(53) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since these are all "length"s, you can just do a simple proportion as they are similar.

Solve the proportion, and the perimeter of the smaller triangle is 22.
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