SOLUTION: There are two similar scalene triangles. Triangle A has a base of 19 cm, a shorter leg = 13 cm and a longer leg = 16 cm. Triangle B has a shorter leg of 39 cm. What are

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Question 1170226: There are two similar scalene triangles.
Triangle A has a base of 19 cm, a shorter leg = 13 cm and a longer leg = 16 cm.
Triangle B has a shorter leg of 39 cm. What are the measurements in cm for the base and longer leg of Triangle B?
Answer by greenestamps(13203) About Me  (Show Source):
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The ratio of the side lengths of the short sides is 13:39 = 1:3.

So each leg of Triangle B is 3 times the length of the corresponding side of Triangle A.

You can do the arithmetic.