document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1170226>Question 1170226</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are two similar scalene triangles. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Triangle A has a base of 19 cm, a shorter leg = 13 cm and a longer leg = 16 cm.   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Triangle B has a shorter leg of 39 cm.  What are the measurements in cm for the base and longer leg of Triangle B?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The ratio of the side lengths of the short sides is 13:39 = 1:3.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So each leg of Triangle B is 3 times the length of the corresponding side of Triangle A.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You can do the arithmetic.<br><BR>\n" );
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