SOLUTION: The three sides of a triangle are 4,7,and 8. I need to find the largest side of a similar triangle whose shortest side is 5

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Question 468523: The three sides of a triangle are 4,7,and 8. I need to find the largest side of a similar triangle whose shortest side is 5
Answer by Tatiana_Stebko(1539) About Me  (Show Source):
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The largest side of a triangle are 4,7,and 8 is 8
The coefficient of proportionality is 5%2F4
Then the largest side of the similar triangle is 8%2A%285%2F4%29=10
Answer 10