document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=972426>Question 972426</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the side of a polygon are 6, 10, 20, and 24 inches long. if the shortest side is reduced by 2 inches, what reductions should be made in the other side to obtain a similar polygon?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #594738 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=594738\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The shortest side of the original polygon is 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"the shortest side is reduced by 2 inches\" so 6 turns into 6-2 = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide 4 by 6 to get 4/6 = 2/3. So this means that we must multiply every dimension by 2/3 to get a smaller similar polygon. So for example, the side 10 turns into 10*2/3 = 20/3 = 6 & 2/3. The same applies for the other dimensions. </SPAN>\n" );
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