SOLUTION: The areas of two similar polygons are in the ratio 36:16. Find the ratio of the corresponding sides?
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Question 1004241: The areas of two similar polygons are in the ratio 36:16. Find the ratio of the corresponding sides?
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the ratio of the sides will be equal to the square root of the ratio of the areas.
if the ratio of the areas is 36/16, then the ratio of the sides will be 6/4.
a couple of examples should confirm this.
assume a square.
s^2 = area.
let the large square have a side length of 6 and the small square have a side length of 4.
6^2 = 36
4^2 = 16
assume a rectangle.
let the length and width of the large rectangle be equal to 12 and 6 and the small rectangle have a length of 8 and 4.
area of large rectangle = 12 * 6 = 72
area of small rectangle = 8 * 4 = 32
ratio of area of large rectangle = 72/36 = 36/16.
the ratio of the sides is 6/4 and the ratio of the areas is 36/16.
6/4 is the square root of 36/16.
this applies to all polygons.
for example:
assume an octagon (8 sides).
the area of the octagon is equal to 2 * (1 + sqrt(2)) * a^2
a is the side of the regular octagon.
it's clear that if a is 6, then the area will be equal to 36 * the constants, and that if a = 4, the area will be equal to 16 * the constants.
take the ratio of the larger area to the smaller area and it will becomes 36/16 because the constants, being the same value, will cancel out.
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