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Let A=total area of five circles of radius r, and let B= total area of three circles of radius s. If A=B, then r/s=

A) 3/5
B) ✔️3/✔️5
C) 3 pi/5
D) ✔️3pi/✔️5
E) ✔️3✔️5pi

User Donnelle
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Total area of five circles of radius r is 5pi r^2
Total area of three circles of radius s is 3pi s^2

If A = B, then 5pi r^2 = 3pi s^2
r^2 / s^2 = 3/5

Therefore r/s = sqrt(3) / sqrt(5)
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