SOLUTION: One equilateral triangle has sides 5 ft long. Another equilateral triangle has sides 7 ft long. What is the ratio of the areas of the triangles?

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Question 614856: One equilateral triangle has sides 5 ft long. Another equilateral triangle has sides 7 ft long. What is the ratio of the areas of the triangles?
Answer by asuar010(338) About Me  (Show Source):
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the area of an equiaterla triangle according to its side is sqrt%283%29%2F4%2Ax%5E2%29 and if we substitute the values of the sides we obtain the areas as %28sqrt%283%29%2F4%29%2A25%29*%284%2F%28sqrt%283%29%2A49%29%29 and we get 25%2F49