Question

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

Answer 1

Explanation:

multiply sides by scale factor then find area

Answer 2

The dilated area will be 128 ft²

Explanation:

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