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The leg of the right triangle measure 24 m and 10 m and its hypotenuse is 26 m. what is the length of the legs of a similar triangle whose hypotenuse is 52m?

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The leg of the right triangle measure 24 m and 10 m and its hypotenuse is 26 m. what is the length of the legs of a similar triangle whose hypotenuse is 52m?

Smaller right triangle has hypotenuse of: 26 m
Larger right triangle has hypotenuse of: 2(26), or 52 m
Therefore, each side of larger triangle is twice each corresponding side of the smaller triangle.
With smaller triangle's legs being 24 m and 10 m, legs of larger triangle are:
2(24), or m, and 2(10), or m, respectively.
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