document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=724602>Question 724602</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sides of a triangle have lengths 4,8,and 10. What is the length of the shortest side of a similar triangle that has a perimeter of 33? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter of the given triangle: 4+8+10 = 22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ratio of new triangle perimeter to given triangle perimeter: 33/22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "short side of a similar triangle = (33/22)*4 = (3/2)4 = 6<BR>\n" );
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