document.write( "Question 315547: What is the perimeter of a triangle which is similar, but twice as large as another triangle which has sides 3, 4, and 5?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #225749 by CharlesG2(834)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! What is the perimeter of a triangle which is similar, but twice as large as another triangle which has sides 3, 4, and 5?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "similar triangles should have similar angles \n" ); document.write( "similar triangles should also have proportional sides \n" ); document.write( "so if you double the size of a triangle the sides should double as well \n" ); document.write( "so the sides should be 6, 8, and 10 \n" ); document.write( "so the perimeter went from 3+4+5=12 to 6+8+10=24 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |