A triangle with an area of 10 ft² is dilated by a factor of 4.5. What is the area of the scaled image? Enter your answer, as a decimal, in the box. ft²

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Denis Khay · Answer 1 · 2020-08-02T15:55:51+0000

Answer:

202.5 ft²

Explanation:

The scale factor for area is the square of the scale factor for linear dimensions. Thus the scaled image will have an area of ...

(10 ft²)×4.5² = 202.5 ft²