The ratio of the areas of similar rectangles is thesquareof the similarity ratio, so the ratio of the area ofto that ofis

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So if the area ofis, the area ofis

The area of the shaded region is the difference between the areas of the rectangles, making this area

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The desired ratio is 24 to 25.

, so; this is the similarity ratio ofto.

andare not corresponding sides, nor are they congruent to corresponding sides, so it may or may not be true that.

The ratio of the perimeters of similar rectangles is the same as their actual similarity ratio, but the choice gives the rectangles in theoriginalorder; the quotient of the perimeters as given is 3, not.

The ratio of the areas of similar rectangles is thesquareof the similarity ratio, so the quotient in the given choice is.

However, by similarity, and the fact that opposite sidesandare congruent,

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The correct choice is.

, so

The area of the rectangle is

The two rectangles are similar with similarity ratio 2.

Corresponding sides of similar rectangles are in proportion, so

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Since opposite sides of a rectangle are congruent,, so

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andare diagonals of the rectangle. If they are constructed, then, sinceand(both are right angles), by the Side-Angle-Side Similarity Theorem,. By similarity,.

The ratio of the perimeters of the rectangles is

,

It follows fromand a property of proportions that this ratio is equal to.

However,

is not a ratio of corresponding sides of the rectangle, so it does not have any restrictions on it. This is the correct choice.

In order for two rectangles to be similar, the ratio of their dimensions must be equal. We can first check the ratio of the length to the width for the given rectangle, and then see which option has the same ratio, which will tell us whether or not the rectangle is similar:

So in order for a rectangle to be similar, the ratio of its length to its width must be the same. All we must do then is check the answer options, in no particular order, for the rectangle with the same ratio:

A rectangle with a length ofand a width ofhas the same ratio of dimensions as a rectangle with a length ofand a width of, so these two rectangles are similar.

An engineer is making a scale model of a building. The real building needs to have a width ofand a length of. If the engineer's scale model has a width of, what does the length of the model need to be?

To begin, we need to know what a scale model is. A scale model is a smaller version of something that is "to scale." In other words, it is similar but not congruent.

So, we find a length that will make the model accurate, we need a ratio. Try the following: