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Two right triangles are similar. The legs of the smaller triangle have lengths of 15 and 20. The scale factor is 1:2. Find the length of
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Two right triangles are similar. The legs of the smaller triangle have lengths of 15 and 20. The scale factor is 1:2. Find the length of the hypotenuse.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two right triangles are similar. The legs of the smaller triangle have lengths of 15 and 20. The scale factor is 1:2. Find the length of the hypotenuse.
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smaller hyp^2 = 15^2+20^2
smaller hyp = sqrt(625) = 25
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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