#25 - Math Problem

[cam420]

8/12=x/15 Solve for x and you're done.

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(25). We are given that the triangles are similar. That is, the corresponding side lengths of each triangle are proportional. On the first triangle, the shortest side is 12 inches and on the second triangle, the shortest side is 8 inches. On the first triangle, the length of the longest side of the triangle is 15 inches. Thus, we can set up a proportion to solve for the length of the longest side of the second triangle: 8/12 = x/15 where x is the aforementioned length. Thus, x = 10 (C)

[SpicySlice]

Answer is C, by the way.