The ratio of the shorter sides of a right-angled triangle is 5 : 12. If the perimeter of the triangle is 360 cm, find the length of the longest side.
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The ratio of the shorter sides of a right-angled triangle is 5 : 12. If the perimeter of the triangle is 360 cm, find the length of the longest side.

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Let the length of the shorter side be 5x cm and 12x cm. Length of hypotenuse = According to given, ∴ x = 12, 13x = 13 12 = 156. Hence, the length of longest side is 156 cm.

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The ratio of the shorter sides of a right-angled triangle is 5 : 12. If the perimeter of the triangle is 360 cm, find the length of the longest side.

Ratio Proportion

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