The sides of a triangle is 6,8,15 cm long. in a similar triangle, the longest side is 21 cm long find the two sides.

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The sides of a triangle is 6,8,15 cm long. in a similar triangle, the longest side is 21 cm long find the two sides.

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Beau · Answer 1

Longest Side is 15 and 21.

Find the ratio which is 21/15.

= 1.4, so every side multiply by 1.4 will give the size of the sides of the other triangle.

*note : it's a similar triangular so enlargement is used and the enlargement factor (k) is = 1.4*

so. 6 * 1.4 = 8.4

and. 8 * 1.4 = 11.2.