SOLUTION: If the hypotenuse of 2 similar right triangles have lengths of 6 and 16, what is the ratio of the areas of the two triangles?

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Question 844316: If the hypotenuse of 2 similar right triangles have lengths of 6 and 16, what is the ratio of the areas of the two triangles?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Similar triangles - ratio of areas is the square of the ratio of the sides.
6%2F16+=+3%2F8 , %283%2F8%29%5E2+=+9%2F64, ratio of the areas of the two triangles