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The ratio of corresponding sides of two similar triangles is 3:8. The sides of the smaller triangle are 8 centimeters, 11 centimeters, and 14 centimeters long. What is the perimeter of the larger triangle?

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im having a hard time too
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88 This problem can be solved two ways. Since the ratio of each side is 3:8, you can use that ratio to calculate the length of each side of the larger triangle and then add them up to get the perimeter. Or you can realize that the perimeter will also have the ratio 3:8 and calculate the perimeter of the smaller triangle and then use the ratio to calculate the perimeter of the larger triangle. Since I'm lazy, I'll be using the second approach. Perimeter of smaller triangle is 8 + 11 + 14 = 33 cm. Now we can setup an equation to calculate the perimeter of the larger triangle: 33/3 = X/8 11 = X/8 88 = X So the perimeter of the larger triangle is 88.
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