A rectangle with an area of 8ft^2 is dilated by a factor of 4

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asked Oct 25, 2020 124k views

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Xi Sigma · Answer 1 · 2020-10-31T10:20:46+0000

The dilated area will be 128 ft²

The original area will increase by a square of the scale factor because it is a rectangle

Since

Original Area = 8 ft²

So dilated area will be 8 x 4²

Dilated Area = 8 x 16

Dilated Area = 128 ft²