SOLUTION: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 8, 15, and 17. If the longest side of a similar triangle is 51, what is the length of the shortest side ?
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Question 958935: The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 8, 15, and 17. If the longest side of a similar triangle is 51, what is the length of the shortest side ? Answer by amarjeeth123(569) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 8, 15, and 17.
The longest side of a similar triangle is 51.
Let the length of the shortest side be x.
Since the triangles are similar they are in the same ratio and proportion.
x/8=(51/17)
x/8=3
x=24
The length of the shortest side is 24.
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