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If the areas of two similar triangles are 360 cm2 and 250 cm2 and if one side of the first triangle is 8 cm, find the length of the corresponding side of the second triangle.
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Let the corresponding side of the second triangle be x cm.
We know that, the ratio of the areas of two similar triangles is equal to the ratio of the square of their corresponding sides.
Hence, the length of corresponding side of second triangle is cm.
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