Question

4. A polygon with area 10 square units is dilated by a scale factor of k. Find

the area of the image for each value of k. (Lesson 5-4)
a. k = 4
b. k = 1.5
c. k = 1
d. k = 1/3

Answer 1

If a polygon is dilated by a scale factor of k, then its area is multiplied by k².

a. When k = 4, the area of the image is 10 × 4² = 160 square units.

b. When k = 1.5, the area of the image is 10 × 1.5² = 22.5 square units.

c. When k = 1, the area of the image is 10 × 1² = 10 square units. (The image is the same size as the original.)

d. When k = 1/3, the area of the image is 10 × (1/3)² = 10/9 square units.

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