SOLUTION: if two rectangles are similar. and the perimeter of the first is 12 and the perimeter of the second is 30 how do you find the ratio of the areas of the two rectangles?

Question 317989: if two rectangles are similar. and the perimeter of the first is 12 and the perimeter of the second is 30 how do you find the ratio of the areas of the two rectangles?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if two rectangles are similar. and the perimeter of the first is 12 and the perimeter of the second is 30 how do you find the ratio of the areas of the two rectangles?
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Perimeter is a linear function of side length.
Area is a function of the square of side length.
If the perimeter is 2.5 times, the area is 2.5^2 times
= 6.25 to 1

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