document.write( "Question 498571: suppose rectangles Q and R are similar. the dimension of rectangle Q are 8 cm and 20 cm. the area of rectangle R is 2250 square cm . what are the dimension of rectangle R? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #337395 by cleomenius(959)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The area of the smaller rectangle is 160 cm sq. \n" ); document.write( "2250/160 = 14.065. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "3.75 is our scale factor. \n" ); document.write( "8 * 3.75 = 30, one dimension. \n" ); document.write( "20 * 3.75 = 75, the other dimension. \n" ); document.write( "30 cm *75 cm = 2250 cm. \n" ); document.write( "This does check. \n" ); document.write( "Cleomenius. \n" ); document.write( " |