SOLUTION: If two rectangles are similar and the sides are proportional 3:5, then can the rectangles area also be 3:5? (Sometimes, always, or never true question)

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Question 841435: If two rectangles are similar and the sides are proportional 3:5, then can the rectangles area also be 3:5? (Sometimes, always, or never true question)
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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This is false because if the corresponding sides are in the ratio a%3Ab, then the areas are in the ratio a%5E2%3Ab%5E2

So saying "If two rectangles are similar and the sides are proportional 3:5, then can the rectangles area also be 3:5?" is never true.