SOLUTION: Two similar polygons have the scale factor 5:2. The area of the polygon is 100. Find the area of the smaller polygon.

Question 107329: Two similar polygons have the scale factor 5:2. The area of the polygon is 100. Find the area of the smaller polygon.
Answer by BurningFlame_marc(77) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hello!
Let's say that x is the smaller polygon, it says that the scale is 5:2. Then we can say that . For this propotion you can say that and . To find y you should divide 100 by 5, the result is 20. 20 is y so that means 2(20) is x. 2(20)=40. That means that x is 40.

The smaller polygon has the area of 40.

I hoped I helped you!
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