Natasha and her two dogs were walking on a perfectly straight road when her two dogs ran away from her in opposite directions. Her beagle is now \dfrac{25}{4} 4
25
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start fraction, 25, divided by, 4, end fraction meters directly to her right, and her labrador is \dfrac{51}{20}
20
51
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start fraction, 51, divided by, 20, end fraction meters directly to her left.

step-by-step explanation:

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call the larger triangle abc

then the smaller triangle cde is similar to abc (all angles are equal, aaa).  

ab is the side that is 36, and we wish to find de, the side corresponding to ab

area_cde = area_abc - area_cde --> area_abc / area_cde = 2

let x=length of de

ratio of areas = (ratio of sides)^2

+2+=+%2836%2fx%29%5e2+

+2+=+1296%2fx%5e2+

++x%5e2+=+1296%2f2+=+648+

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