document.write( "Question 678225: the side of a triangle measure 5,8, and 10.it the shortest side of a similar triangle is 7 what is the lenght of the longest side of the other triangle \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "a similar triangles have proportional sides\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given: the side of a triangle measure \"5\",\"8\", and \"10\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and the shortest side of a similar triangle is \"7\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let \"x\" be the lenght of the longest side of the other triangle, than\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%3A10=7%3Ax\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x=7%2A10\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x=70\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=70%2F5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=14\"\r
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