Question

A 6 inch by 10 inch rectangle is dilated by a factor of 3. What is the area of the dilated

rectangle?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Dilated by a factor of three means that the two dimensions needed for the are are multiplied by 3.

width = 6*3 = 18

Length = 10 * 3 = 30

Area of dilated rectangle = 18*30 = 540 inches ^2