SOLUTION: if the lengths of the sides of one triangle are 8 inches,10 inches, and 12 inches,respectively, what is the perimeter,in inches of a similar triangle whose longest side is 4 inches

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Question 937776: if the lengths of the sides of one triangle are 8 inches,10 inches, and 12 inches,respectively, what is the perimeter,in inches of a similar triangle whose longest side is 4 inches
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) About Me  (Show Source):
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b/10 = 4/12
b = 10*4/12
b = 3.3333333333
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a/8 = 4/12
a = 8*4/12
a = 2.6666666666
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p = 4 + 3.3333333333 + 2.6666666666
p = 10
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