Question

The surface areas of two similar hexagonal prisms are 2004-06-01-07-00_files/i0360000.jpg and 2004-06-01-07-00_files/i0360001.jpg. What is the scale factor of the smaller prism to the larger prism?
A.
2004-06-01-07-00_files/i0360003.jpg
B.
2004-06-01-07-00_files/i0360005.jpg
C.
2004-06-01-07-00_files/i0360002.jpg
D.
2004-06-01-07-00_files/i0360004.jpg

Answer 1

If two polygons have a linear scale factor of k, the area scale factor is \(k^2\).

Answer 2

Here start with the area scale factor and then find the linear scale factor.