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?

Question 982766: 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?
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The ratio would add up to a perimeter of ,
and your perimeter is ; so, each side will be in the same ratio of
then the sides length will be:

check the perimeter:

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