document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1071110>Question 1071110</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The widths of two similar rectangles have a ratio of 2:6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the smaller rectangle is 12 ft2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the area of the larger rectangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not sure how to go about this question. How do you solve it? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The widths of two similar rectangles have a ratio of 2:6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the smaller rectangle is 12 ft2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the area of the larger rectangle?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'm not sure how to go about this question. How do you solve it?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">The rectangles' sides are in a ratio of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=matrix%281%2C3%2C+1%3A3%2C+or%2C+1%2F3%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"matrix%281%2C3%2C+1%3A3%2C+or%2C+1%2F3%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (smaller to larger), and so, their areas will be in a ratio of 1<sup>2</sup>:3<sup>2</sup>, or 1:9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, since the smaller rectangle's area is 12 ft<sup>2</sup>, it follows that the larger rectangle's area will be: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+%229%2812%29%2C%22%2C+or%2C+108%2C+ft%5E2%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C4%2C+%229%2812%29%2C%22%2C+or%2C+108%2C+ft%5E2%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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