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The ratio of two similar triangles is 4/5. If a side in the larger triangle is 62, what is the length of the corresponding side in the smaller triangle?

The ratio of two similar triangles is 4/5. If a side in the larger triangle is 62, what is the length of the corresponding side in the smaller triangle?
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The ratio of two similar triangles is 4/5. If a side in the larger triangle is 62, what is the length of the corresponding side in the smaller triangle?

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let \: the \: corresponding \: side \: of \: smaller \: triangl e \: be \: of \: length \: x \\ 4 \ratio5 = x \ratio62 \\ (4)/(5) = (x)/(62) \\ x = 62 * (4)/(5) \\ x = 49.6

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