SOLUTION: Two similar prisms , the first has a surface area of 50yd^2 , the second has a surface area of 10yd2 , what is the scale factor ?

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Question 1024689: Two similar prisms , the first has a surface area of 50yd^2 , the second has a surface area of 10yd2 , what is the scale factor ?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Area scale factor : 50%2F10=5
Length scale factor: sqrt%2850%2F100%29=sqrt%285%29