document.write( "Question 1116573: A triangle has sides 3cm, 5cm and 7 cm. The longest side of a similar triangle is 12 cm. Find the length of the shortest side. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "From similarity, you have this proportion\r\n" );
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document.write( "where x is the unknown shortest side of the larger triangle.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the proportion,  x =   centimeters.\r\n" );
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