SOLUTION: The lenghts of the sides of a triangle are 25cm,60cm,and 65 cm.If the longest side of a similar trinagle measures 39cm,what is the lenght of the shortest side of this triangle

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Question 131814: The lenghts of the sides of a triangle are 25cm,60cm,and 65 cm.If the longest side of a similar trinagle measures 39cm,what is the lenght of the shortest side of this triangle
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The lenghts of the sides of a triangle are 25cm,60cm,and 65 cm.If the longest side of a similar trinagle measures 39cm,what is the lenght of the shortest side of this triangle
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shortest / shortest = longest / longest
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x/25 = 65/39
x = 25(65/39)
x = 41 2/3 cm
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Stan H.