Suppose that two rectangles are similar, meaning that the ratio of their bases is proportional to the ratio of their heights. If their bases and heights are commensurable, prove that the ratio of their areas is proportional to the ratio of the squares of (or on) their bases. By taking halves, the same result obtains for similar triangles (why?).
What ratio am I trying to prove? And then, any help in proving it? Thanks.
2006-08-31
05:04:45
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