A triangle has an area of 15 cm. a similar triangle is drawn using a scale factor of 3.5. what is the area of the similar triangle to the nearest square cm?

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Akarsh · Answer 1 · 2021-07-11T16:59:12+0000

Answer:

184 square cm

Explanation:

The ratio of areas is the square of the ratio of the scale factor. The larger triangle has an area of ...

(15 cm²)(3.5²) = 183.75 cm²

The area of the similar triangle is about 184 cm².