document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1160335>Question 1160335</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The areas of two similar triangles are 108 cm² and 972 cm². What is the ratio of the lengths of their corresponding sides?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The ratio of the areas is 108:972 = 1:9.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "By a powerful feature of similar figures, the ratio of corresponding linear measurements is sqrt(1):sqrt(9) = 1:3.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER:  1:3<br> </SPAN>\n" );
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