SOLUTION: a triangle has sides of 4,7, and 10. in a similar triangle the shortest side is 8 and the longest side is x. write a proportion for that models the situation. solve the proportion

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Question 612491: a triangle has sides of 4,7, and 10. in a similar triangle the shortest side is 8 and the longest side is x. write a proportion for that models the situation. solve the proportion for x
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Hi, 

a triangle has sides of 4,7, and 10. 

in a similar triangle the shortest side is 8 and the longest side is x. 

 4%2F8+=+10%2Fx   ||Cross Multiplying to solve

      4x = 80

       x = 20