SOLUTION: Two rectangles are similar. The ratio of their corresponding sides is 1:4. Find the ratio of their perimeters. What is the ratio of their areas?

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Question 578559: Two rectangles are similar. The ratio of their corresponding sides is 1:4.
Find the ratio of their perimeters.
What is the ratio of their areas?

Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ratio of perimeters = 1:4
Ratio of areas = 1:16 (since area is a function of the square of the side length)

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