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The figures are similar. Find the area.

The area of rectangle ABCD is 72 square inches. A diagonal of rectangle ABCD is 12 inches and the diagonal of rectangle EFGH is 18 inches. Find the area of rectangle EFGH. Round to the nearest square inch if necessary.

Question 11 options:

864 in

162 in

108 in

216 in

User Yini
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Answer:

108

Explanation:

cross multiply fractions:

12/72 = 18/x

x = 108

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