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A rectangle has an area of 384 m. The length and the width of a rectangle are changed by a scale factor of 0.75. What is the area of the new triangle

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Answer:

216

Explanation:

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The formula for area of a rectangle is A = bh. If b is the starting base, 0.75b is the base of the new triangle. If h is the starting height, 0.75h is the height of the new triangle.

This leaves us with the equation A = 0.75b(0.75h)

Let's solve this equation.

A = 0.75b(0.75h)
A = 0.5625bh

bh in this equation represents the original area (384 m), so we can plug this in to find the area of the new triangle.

A = 0.5625bh
A = 0.5625(384)
A = 216

Answer:
The area of the new triangle is 216 m².
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