A triangle has sides of lengths 4.2 , 5.7 and 7.2 inches . the smallest side of a similar triangle is 1.4 inches .What are the lengths of the other two sides? Write the smaller side first and the larger side length second.
its actually 1.9 and 2.4
To find the lengths of the other two sides of a similar triangle, we can use the property of similar triangles that states that the corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional.
Let's denote the lengths of the other two sides as x and y, with x being the smaller side.
We can set up the following proportion:
4.2/1.4 = 7.2/x
Cross-multiplying, we get:
4.2x = 1.4 * 7.2
Simplifying, we find:
4.2x = 10.08
Dividing both sides by 4.2 gives us:
x = 2.4
So the smaller side of the similar triangle is 1.4 inches, and the lengths of the other two sides are 2.4 inches and 3.2 inches, with the smaller side first and the larger side second.