SOLUTION: find the ratio of the longest side to the perimeter of the right triangular shaped billboard. The numbers are 8 ft, 15 ft and 17 ft.

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Question 1000726: find the ratio of the longest side to the perimeter of the right triangular shaped billboard. The numbers are 8 ft, 15 ft and 17 ft.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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The perimeter is 8+15+17=40 feet.
The ratio of the hypotenuse to that is 17/40.
The ratio of the longest leg to that is 15/40 = 3/8.