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There are two squares. Their lengths at the ratio 2:3, what is the simplified ratio between their areas?
8 years ago

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Bosnian
a1 = side length of first square

a2 = side length of second square

A1 = area of first square

A2 = Area of second square


a1 / a2 = 2 / 3 Multiply both sides by a2

a1 = 2 a2 / 3 = ( 2 / 3 ) a2


A1 / A2 = a1² / a2² =

[ ( 2 / 3 ) a2 ]² / a2² =

( 4 / 9 ) a2² / a2² = 4 / 9
8 years ago

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