SOLUTION: The sides of a triangle are 4,8 and 10. If the longest side of a similar triangle measures 30,find the shortest side

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Question 714520: The sides of a triangle are 4,8 and 10. If the longest side of a similar triangle measures 30,find the shortest side
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The sides of a triangle are 4,8 and 10. If the longest side of a similar triangle measures 30,find the shortest side
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short/short = longest/longest
x/4 = 30/10
x = 12
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Stan H.