document.write( "Question 816901: Two Similar Triangles have a scale factor of 2/3. If the longest side of the smaller triangle is 15 inches, determine the length of the longest side of the larger triangle
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document.write( "Two Similar Triangles have a scale factor of 2/3. 
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document.write( "If the longest side of the smaller triangle is 15 inches, 
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document.write( "determine the length 'x' of the longest side of the larger triangle
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document.write( " \"2%2F3+=+15in%2Fx\"   |Cross Multiplying to solve
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document.write( " \"2x+=+3%2A15in\"
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document.write( "     x = 3*15in/2 = 22.5in  
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document.write( " \"15%2F%2845%2F2%29=+30%2F45+=+2%2F3\" \n" );
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