document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=28332>Question 28332</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An isosceles triangle has two sides that measure 2 inches and one side that measures 3 inches.A similar isosceles triangel has two sides each 8 inches long.What is the length of the third side? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15408 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=15408\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The two isosceles triangles are \"similar\" so their sides are \"proportional\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the scale factor by dividing the known length of one side of the larger triangle by the known length of a \"corresponding\" side of the smaller triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Scale factor is: 8\"/2\" = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply the length of the base of the smaller triangle by the scale factor of 4 to find the unknown length of the base of the larger triangle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Base of smaller triangle = 3\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Base of larger triangle = 4 X 3\" = 12\" </SPAN>\n" );
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