document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1133041>Question 1133041</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I have given: The ratio of the radius of sphere A to the radius of sphere B is 3:4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I need to find the ratio of the area of sphere A to the area of sphere B.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you so much! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It is not necessary to use the formula for the surface area of a sphere to answer this question.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "All spheres are similar.  For any similar figures, if the ratio of linear measurements between the two is a:b, then the ratio of area measurements between the two is a^2:b^2,and the ratio of volume measurements between the two is a^3:b^3.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this problem, since the ratio of the radii of the two spheres is 3:4, the ratio of their surface areas is 3^2:4^2 = 9:16. </SPAN>\n" );
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