Homework Help: math

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 7:28pm.

The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 4in.,14 in., and 16 in.If the longest side of a similar triangle measures 40 in., what is the length of the shortest side of this new triangle?

math - PsyDAG, Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at 10:08am
40/16 = x/4

Solve for x.

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