Question

The ratio of the heights of two similar rectangular prisms is 3:4. What is the ratio of their lateral areas?

a.27:64
b.3:7
c.9:16
d.1:0.75

Answer 1

ratio of areas = ratio of squares of lengths

Answer 2

or heights for that matter

Answer 3

- any one dimensional

Answer 4

im reading my notes and it says in order to find the ratio of the lateral areas of two similar rectangular prisms, i have to find the ratio a^2 b^2 , in other words square each value in ratio.

Answer 5

yes that's right. that's what daijones was saying

Answer 6

Okay:) @igbasallote .. and i got C. 9:16 am i right ?

Answer 7

yea