document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=988723>Question 988723</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangle is 12 feet long and 8 feet wide. every dimension of the rectangle is multiplied by three fourths to form a similar rectangle. how is the ratio of the areas related to the ratio of the corresponding sides? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #609240 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=609240\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Starting rectangle  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2A8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2A8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, area.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "New rectangle,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%283%2F4%29%2A8%283%2F4%29=12%2A8%2A%283%2F4%29%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%283%2F4%29%2A8%283%2F4%29=12%2A8%2A%283%2F4%29%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, area.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice the given factor applied to each dimension was  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and starting area was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S=12%2A8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S=12%2A8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  New area compared to start area ratio is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28S%283%2F4%29%5E2%29%2FS ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28S%283%2F4%29%5E2%29%2FS\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%289%2F16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%289%2F16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. </SPAN>\n" );
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