SOLUTION: Hi, i'm having a bit of trouble do you think you could help? the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 3:4:5. If the shortest side has a length of 1 meter, what idsthe length of

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Question 168862: Hi,
i'm having a bit of trouble do you think you could help?
the angles of a triangle are in the ratio 3:4:5. If the shortest side has a length of 1 meter, what idsthe length of the longest side?
thanks!
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the sides are in ratio 3:4:5, then you can easily establish a proportion:

3%2F1=5%2Fx, read 3 is to 1 meter (the length of the side you do know) as 5 is to x meters (the length of the side you are trying to find).

Now, cross multiply: 3x+=+5

Then divide: x+=+5%2F3