Question

The two squares x and y are mathematically similar. The areas of x and y are 17cm squared and 272cm squared, respectively. The length of x is 5cm. Fine the corresponding length of y.

Answer 1

I would set this up as a a proportion:

`(17cm)/(5cm)` ·
`(272cm)/(x)`
17x = 1360
x = 20 cm