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5 pts

Question 17
A right triangle has a base of 3m and a height of 4m. What is the area of
the triangle if it has been dilated by a scale factor of 2?
*Hint: Area =
base height
2
O 12m
O 24m
O 10m
O 6m

Answer 1

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Answer:

(b) 24 m²

Explanation:

After dilation by a factor of 2, the base is 2×3 m = 6 m, and the height is 2×4 m = 8 m. Then the area of the dilated triangle is ...

A = 1/2bh

A = 1/2(6 m)(8 m) = 24 m²