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Similar figures have a scale factor of 36:100. Find the ratio of perimeters
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Phresh_K

by Phresh_K at February 20, 2010

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Perimeter, written out in variables is a single degree polynomial.Scale factor is also single degree.  Therefore, the ratio of the perimeters is the same as the scale factor, 36:100.  (Or, if you wanted to simplify, it would be 9:25.)
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Delta Delta February 21, 2010

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is this suppoesed to be in geometry - Similarity, not in algebra?...
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Nekochan Nekochan February 20, 2010

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i think the perimeter is the same for the scaleso the answer is 9:25the area's scale is squared though
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sjyDavid sjyDavid February 21, 2010

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