Question

The lengths of the sides of a triangle are 4,5 and 6 if the length of the longest side of a similar triangle is 15,what is the length of the shortest side of the triangle

Answer 1

The length of the shortest side of the triangle is 10.

Explanation:

Given that the lengths of the sides of a triangle are 4, 5 and 6, if the length of the longest side of a similar triangle is 15, to determine what is the length of the shortest side of the triangle, the following calculation must be performed :

6 = 15

4 = X

4 x 15/6 = X

10 = X

Therefore, the length of the shortest side of the triangle is 10.