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 length first and the larger side length second.
If the smallest side of the original triangle is 4.2 inches, and the smallest side of the similar triangle is 1.4 inches, then the scaling factor is 1.4/4.2 = 1/3.
Therefore, the lengths of the other two sides of the similar triangle are 1/3 * 5.7 = 1.9 inches and 1/3 * 7.2 = 2.4 inches.
The lengths of the other two sides of the similar triangle are 1.9 inches and 2.4 inches.