SOLUTION: The three sides of a triangle are 4,7,and 8. I need to find the largest side of a similar triangle whose shortest side is 5

SOLUTION: The three sides of a triangle are 4,7,and 8. I need to find the largest side of a similar triangle whose shortest side is 5

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Question 468523: The three sides of a triangle are 4,7,and 8. I need to find the largest side of a similar triangle whose shortest side is 5
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The largest side of a triangle are 4,7,and 8 is 8
The coefficient of proportionality is
Then the largest side of the similar triangle is
Answer 10
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