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Two photos are similar. The ratio of the corresponding side lengths is 3:4. What is the ratio of their areas?

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When two shapes have a ratio of sides, the corresponding ratio of the areas is the square of each. In other words, because the ratio of the side lengths is 3:4, the ratio of the areas is 9:16
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