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if the area of polygon A is 72 and Q is a scaled copy and the area of Q is 5 what scale factor got 72 to 5

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A area= 72

Q area =5

So, if we multiply the A area by the square of the scale factor ( since they are areas) we obtain area Q:

72 x^2 = 5

Solving for x:

x^2 = 5/72

x = √(5/72)

x= 0.26

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