Question

Polygon c has an area of 7 square units Jennie drew a scaled version of polygon c and labeled it polygon d polygon d has an area of 28 square units what scale factor did jennie use to go from polygon c to polygon d

Answer 1

2

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The scale factor is equal to 2

Explanation:

we know that

If two figures are similar, then the ratio of its areas is equal to the scale factor squared

Let

z ----> the scale factor

x ----> the area of polygon d

y ---> the area of polygon c

so

`z^(2)=(x)/(y)`

we have

`x=28\ units\^(2)`

`y=7\ units\^(2)`

`z^(2)=(28)/(7)`

`z^(2)=4`

`z=2`

therefore

The scale factor is equal to 2