The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 2:3:4. If the measure of the shortest side of the triangle is 12 centimeters, what is the length of the longest side?

16 cm
18 cm
24 cm
36 cm

Question

The sides of a triangle are in the ratio of 2:3:4. If the measure of the shortest side of the triangle is 12 centimeters, what is the length of the longest side?

16 cm
18 cm
24 cm
36 cm

anonymous · Answer

|dw:1348662230387:dw|Find the longest side.

anonymous · Answer

@gezimbasha write 2x=12 in the diagram

anonymous · Answer

Wait, wrong.. 2*x = (length of shortest side)

anonymous · Answer

Yes, my bad :(

anonymous · Answer

@gezimbasha you made beautiful diagram

anonymous · Answer

24

anonymous · Answer

@uzumakhi lol thanks, not accurate though. I am not sure that right angled triangles have 2:3:4 ratios. But I could be massively mistaken.

hartnn · Answer

nopes , not right triangle at all

anonymous · Answer

@hartnn  heh yeah, but still, works to understand the principle

hartnn · Answer

so @lawson4238 did u get the solution and answer u needed??