Given a rectangle with a length of 48 and a width of 6, which rectangle is similar?

A) rectangle with a length of 36 and a width of 3

B) rectangle with a length of 42 and a width of 6

C) rectangle with a length of 64 and a width of 8

D) rectangle with a length of 72 and a width of 12

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Mathematics

German Robertson

11 March, 10:28

Given a rectangle with a length of 48 and a width of 6, which rectangle is similar?

A) rectangle with a length of 36 and a width of 3

B) rectangle with a length of 42 and a width of 6

C) rectangle with a length of 64 and a width of 8

D) rectangle with a length of 72 and a width of 12

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Giselle Garrison · Answer 1

The above answer is wrong, a similar polygon is something that has all proportional sided and congruent angles. 48/36 does not equal 6/3 so A is incorrect. The answer is C, as 48/64 = 6/8.

Given a rectangle with a length of 48 and a width of 6, which rectangle is similar?A) rectangle with a length of 36 and a width of 3B) rectangle with a length of 42 and a width of 6C) rectangle with a length of 64 and a width of 8D) rectangle with a length of 72 and a width of 12

Given a rectangle with a length of 48 and a width of 6, which rectangle is similar?

A) rectangle with a length of 36 and a width of 3

B) rectangle with a length of 42 and a width of 6

C) rectangle with a length of 64 and a width of 8

D) rectangle with a length of 72 and a width of 12