document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=403088>Question 403088</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sides of a triangle are in the ratio 5: 2: 4.  The longest side of the triangle is 15 cm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find its shortest side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find its perimeter. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "\"5 'parts', 2 'parts', 4 'parts'\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the longest side is 15cm, so that means that 15cm = 5 'parts'\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so 1 'part' = 3cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the shortest side is 2 'parts' \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the perimeter is the sum of all sides = total of 11 parts \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the shortest side is 6cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the perimeter is 33cm </SPAN>\n" );
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