SOLUTION: CAN YOU HELP MED WITH COMPARING THE AREAS OF SIMILAR SHAPES AND AREAS OF CONGRUENT SHAPES

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Question 403698: CAN YOU HELP MED WITH COMPARING THE AREAS OF SIMILAR SHAPES AND AREAS OF CONGRUENT SHAPES

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The areas of two congruent polygons are equal.

If the area of a polygon is k, and another similar polygon has lengths that are r times that of the first polygon, then the area of the second polygon is kr%5E2.