document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=819031>Question 819031</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you have 2 triangles and the first one has a side of 37.5 and the bottom is N and the second triangle has a side of 15 a side of 17 and the bottom side is 8.  What is the missing side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #492910 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=492910\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Does the bottom or the first triangle correspond to the bottom with 8 units of the second triangle?  Are both triangles oriented the same way?  You seem to suggest this is a proportion for similar triangles and that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=37.5%2F15=N%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"37.5%2F15=N%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; and that the 17 unit length on the second triangle is not a necessary part of the question. </SPAN>\n" );
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