Question

Scale factor: a / b
Surface area: a^2 / b^2

Surface area of smaller figure: 150
Surface area or larger figure: 294

Find the scale factor of the smaller figure to the larger figure in simplest form.

Answer 1

Since these are both not perfect square roots, I can't see what to reduce by to make it a perfect square root. I feel like it is a no-brainer, but I can't get it.