Homework Help: Geometry

Posted by Kaley on Monday, May 17, 2010 at 4:52pm.

Two similar polygons have areas of 50 and 100 sq. in. What is the ratio of the length of a pair of corresponding sides?

Geometry - Reiny, Monday, May 17, 2010 at 6:19pm
According to what I told you in the previous post
50/100 = (x1)^2 / (x2)^2
1/2 = (x1)^2 / (x2)^2

x1 : x2 = 1 : √2
Geometry - Kaley, Monday, May 17, 2010 at 9:49pm
how would you write it with the root on top divided by another number?

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