SOLUTION: The ratio of the area of two circle is 16/9. What is the ratio of their circumference? a. 4/3 b. 16/9 c. 32/18 d. 256/81

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Question 241555: The ratio of the area of two circle is 16/9. What is the ratio of their circumference?
a. 4/3 b. 16/9 c. 32/18 d. 256/81
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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pi*r^2/pi*r^2=16/9 pi cancels out. area/area
r/r=4/3 sqrt of each side
2pi*r/2p*r=4/3 [2pi cancels out] circumf/circumf
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Ed