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Find the ratio of the area of ABCDE to the area of LMNPQ if ABCDE=LMNPQ

Find the ratio of the area of ABCDE to the area of LMNPQ if ABCDE=LMNPQ-example-1

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Hello

Assume the other sides have equal ratios between them across all sides, let's find the ratio between line DE and line PQ


\begin{gathered} DE\colon PQ=15\colon25= \\ 15\colon25=(15)/(25)=(3)/(5)=0.6 \end{gathered}

The ratio of the area ABCDE to LMNPQ is equals to 3/5

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