document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=403698>Question 403698</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  CAN YOU HELP MED WITH COMPARING THE AREAS OF SIMILAR SHAPES AND AREAS OF CONGRUENT SHAPES<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #285419 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=285419\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The areas of two congruent polygons are equal.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=kr%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"kr%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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