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A window is 4 feet wide and 8 feet tall. A manufacturer wants to use a scale factor of 1.5 to enlarge a window. What will the area of the window be after it is enlarged?

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Answer:Area is exponential; if you increase the perimeter by 1.5, you increase the area by 1.5 squared. 32 (the original area) by 1.5 squared is 72.

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Area is exponential; if you increase the perimeter by 1.5, you increase the area by 1.5 squared. 32 (the original area) by 1.5 squared is 72.