document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=203614>Question 203614</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two triangles are similar. The ratio of their areas is 1:4. If the height of the smaller triangle is 3 cm, how long is the corresponding height of the larger triangle, in centimeters? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Taking its square root, 1:2, this is the ratio of the corresponding sides of the triangles.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the smaller triangle has side 3 cm, the corresponding side on the larger triangle has length=2(3 cm)=<u>6 cm</u> </SPAN>\n" );
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