SOLUTION: The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 5:12:13. What is the length of each side of the triangle if the perimeter of the triangle is 15 inches? Thank you if you can help!

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Question 482794: The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 5:12:13. What is the length of each side of the triangle if the perimeter of the triangle is 15 inches?
Thank you if you can help!

Answer by cleomenius(959)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5 + 12 + 13 = 30 perimeter, so if the perimeter of the ratio we are checking is 15 the ratio of the side will be 1/2.
The sides we are looking for are 2,5, 6 and 6.5.
Cleomenius.

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