SOLUTION: The sides of a triangle have lengths 5,7,and 8. What is the length of the longest side of a similar triangle whose perimeter is 80?
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Question 694569: The sides of a triangle have lengths 5,7,and 8. What is the length of the longest side of a similar triangle whose perimeter is 80? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sides of a triangle have lengths 5,7,and 8. What is the length of the longest side of a similar triangle whose perimeter is 80?
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Equation:
5x + 7x + 8x = 80
20x = 80
x = 4
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Sides of the similar triangle:
5x = 20
7x = 28
8x = 32
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Longest side is 32
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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