the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:4. if the measure of the shortest side of the triangle is 12 centimeters what is th

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the sides of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:4. if the measure of the shortest side of the triangle is 12 centimeters what is th

e length of the longest side

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REY [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-04T07:59:39+03:00

Hello,
We see that there is the ratio
2:3:4, which let us to conclude the ratio between the shortest and longest side is 2:4 or 1:2, so the longest side is two times bigger than the smallest.
To find the longest side:
12×2=24 cm. As a result, the length of the longest side is 24 cm. Hope it help!