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Draw two examples of different right triangles that could lie on s line with a slope of 2/5

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Both right triangles are attached.

To find both similar triangles with a slope of 2/5, we have to remember that slope is related with the tangent of the angle of direction of the line.

So, in each graph, we have angle A, which has the relation:


tanA=m; where
m is the slope.

Now, we know by trigonometric reasons that:


tanA=(opposite \ leg)/(adjacent \ leg)=(2)/(5)=(4)/(10)

Where the proportion between triangles is 2.

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