SOLUTION: if the ratio of a triangle is 1:2:7 then what will the ratio of longest and shortest sides of triangle?

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Question 925975: if the ratio of a triangle is 1:2:7 then what will the ratio of longest and shortest sides of triangle?
Answer by srinivas.g(540) About Me  (Show Source):
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Ratio of sides of triangle = 1:2:7
smallest side is 1* k
Longest side is 7*k
here k= constant
the ratio of longest and shortest sides of triangle = 7k%2F1k
=7%2F1
=7:1
Result : 7:1