SOLUTION: The ratio of the areas of two squares is 3 : 4. What is the ratio of the lengths of their corresponding diagonals?

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Question 238383: The ratio of the areas of two squares is 3 : 4. What is the ratio of the
lengths of their corresponding diagonals?
Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of a square of side s is

The diagonal of the square is

So area as a function of diagonal is


The area is proportional to the square of the diagonals.
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