document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=866279>Question 866279</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two polygons (triangles) are similar. Find the value of y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse of 1st Triangle=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse of 2nd Triangle=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leg a of 1st Triangle=y+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leg a of 2nd Triangle=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leg b of 2nd Triangle=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My Work:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15/10=y+3/8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Not sure if that's how you start it </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #522187 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=522187\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hypotenuse of 1st Triangle=15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Leg a of 1st Triangle=y+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hypotenuse of 1st Triangle=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leg b of 2nd Triangle=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Leg a of 2nd Triangle=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hypotenuse of 2nd Triangle=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I see that we are dealing with multiples of 3 4 5 right triangles<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                b  a  H<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second triangle 6  8 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first triangle  9 12 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+3=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The way that you chose<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15/10=(y+3)/8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/2=(y+3)/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24=2*(y+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12=y+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9=y\r<BR>\n" );
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