document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134988>Question 134988</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the base of the larger triangle is 34\" long, what is the length of side a of the smaller triangle? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Larger triangle a=30, b=16, c=34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Smaller triangle c=17 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Larger triangle a=30, b=16, c=34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Smaller triangle c=17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ratio of corresponding sides is 34/17 = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If larger triangle has a = 30, the corresponding side in the smaller <BR>\n" );
document.write( "triangle is 15\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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