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If the dimensions of a solid proportionally increase by a scale factor of , by what factor does the surface area increase?

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D. 25/4

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If the dimensions of a solid proportionally increase by a scale factor of , by what-example-1
User Victor Ferreira
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there is not a scale factor provided.
rule of thumb

perimeter, length, etc.
1- dimensions scale factor increases (scale factor)^1
think of answers ft, yd, etc.

area
2-dimensional (l x w) each dimension will increase by the scale factor. in this example, scale factor of 2.....(2l x 2w) increase by 2^2 or 4
increased by (scale factor)^2, think of answers given as ft^2, yd^2

volume
3-dimensional (l x w x h), each dimension will increase by the scale factor. in this example, scale factor of 2.....(2l x 2w x 2h) increased by 2^3 or 8
increases by (scale factor)^3, think of answers given as ft^3, yd^3

Hope this helps!! Happy Studies.


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