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A right triangle has a base of 5 ft and a height of 12 ft. A similar triangle has an area of 270 square feet.

What are the dimensions of the similar triangle?

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When two triangles are similar, the reduced ratio of any two corresponding sides is called the scale factor of the similar triangles. In Figure 1, Δ ABC∼ Δ DEF.

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