document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=960132>Question 960132</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 8,15,17. If the longest side of a similar triangle is 51,what is the length of the shortest side ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #586786 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=586786\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the triangles are similar, then the lengths of the corresponding sides are proportional.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means they all have the same ratio.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ratio of the longest side of the larger triangle to the smaller triangle is 51/17 = 3.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the length of the shortest side of the larger triangle is 8 * 3 = 24.\r<BR>\n" );
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