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These two scalene triangles are similar with a scale of 7:4 what is true about these figures

These two scalene triangles are similar with a scale of 7:4 what is true about these-example-1
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The answer would be GJ/MN=7/4 because the others don't work.
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we know that


scale\ factor =(7)/(4)

if triangle GHJ and triangle MKN are similar

then


(GH)/(MK) =(HJ)/(KN)= (GJ)/(MN) = (7)/(4)

m∠g°=m∠m°

m∠h°=m∠k°

m∠j°=m∠n°

therefore

the answer is


(GJ)/(MN) = (7)/(4)

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