SOLUTION: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 3, 4, and 6. If the length of the shortest side of a similar triangle is 5, find the length of its longest side.

Question 931875: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 3, 4, and 6. If the length of the shortest side of a similar triangle is 5, find the length of its longest side.
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
for similar triangles, corresponding sides have the same ratio:
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5/3 = x/6
x = 6*5/3
x = 10
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answer:
the longest side of the new triangle is 10
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