The ratio of the surface areas of two similar solids is 36:64. What is the ratio of their corresponding side l

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The ratio of the surface areas of two similar solids is 36:64. What is the ratio of their corresponding side l

The ratio of the surface areas of two similar solids is 36:64. What is the ratio of their corresponding side lengths?

A. 18:32
B. 9:16
C. 6:8
D. 4.5:8

2007-04-27 04:28:31 · 2 answers · asked by bekah_2009 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

2 answers

The ratio of the areas 2 similar figures is the square of the ratio of its corresponding dimensions.

Since areas are in the ratio 36:64
its sides will be in the ratio 6:8

Hope that helped.

2007-04-27 04:33:02 · answer #1 · answered by Prashant 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

C r= 6:8 which is sqrt(36):sqrt(64

2007-04-27 07:27:29 · answer #2 · answered by santmann2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋