SOLUTION: the two shortest sides of a right triangle are 10 in. and 24 in.long.what is the lengh of the shortest side of a similiar rigt trangle whose two longest sides are 36 in. and 39 in.

Question 305690: the two shortest sides of a right triangle are 10 in. and 24 in.long.what is the lengh of the shortest side of a similiar rigt trangle whose two longest sides are 36 in. and 39 in.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(,,)=(,,)
where is the scaling factor.
From the middle pair,

Then

and

The two triangles are (10,24,26) and (15,36,39)
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