Polygon y is a scaled copy of polygon x using a scal factor of 1/3. Polygon y area is what fraction of polygon x area

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Answer:

1/9

Explanation:

The ratio of areas is the square of the scale factor for linear dimensions.

Area(y)/Area(x) = (1/3)^2 = 1/9

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