SOLUTION: An isosceles triangle has a base of 20 cm and legs measuring 36 cm. How long are the legs of a similar triangle with a base measuring 50 cm?
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Question 390395: An isosceles triangle has a base of 20 cm and legs measuring 36 cm. How long are the legs of a similar triangle with a base measuring 50 cm? Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Recall that "Corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional"
So you can use a proportion to solve this problem by letting x = the length of one leg of the similar triangle. Multiply both sides by 36. cm.
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