Quadrilateral A has side lengths of 2, 3, 5, and 6. Quadrilateral B has side lengths 4, 5, 8, and 10. Could one of those quadrilaterals be a scaled copy of the other?

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Oliver Jones · Answer 1 · 2020-04-15T22:48:21+0000

Answer:

no

Explanation:

The ratios of the two shortest sides are different:

3/2 ≠ 5/4

so the quadrilaterals cannot be similar.