The sides of a quadrilateral are 3, 4, 5, and 6. Find the length of the shortest side of a similar quadrilateral whose area is 9 times as great.
A. 9
B. 13.5
C. 27
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I would say C but I'm not that far in Geometry
area ratio = length ratio^2
if area ratio is 9
length ratio is 3
3 * 3 = 9 is the shortest side of the big one
if area ratio is 9
length ratio is 3
3 * 3 = 9 is the shortest side of the big one
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