SOLUTION: The areas of two spheres have the ratio 4:25. What is the ratio of the radii?

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Question 1027009: The areas of two spheres have the ratio 4:25. What is the ratio of the radii?
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The areas of two spheres have the ratio 4:25. What is the ratio of the radii?
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Area is a function of the square of the radius.
--> radii ratio = 2:5