One triangle has a vertical side of 2 and a horizontal side of 6. The other triangle has a vertical side of 10 and a horizontal side of 30. Could the hypotenuses of these two triangles lie along the same line?
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If they do, it means that the two triangles are similar (since they share an angle and have proportional sides). To check if they are similar, we can compare the ratios of their corresponding sides: For the vertical sides: 2/10 = 1/5 For the horizontal Show more…
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