polygon B is a scaled copy of Polygon A using a scale factor of 5. how many times as large is the area of polygon B compared to the area of polygon A?

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MChan asked May 15, 2023

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polygon B is a scaled copy of Polygon A using a scale factor of 5. how many times as large is the area of polygon B compared to the area of polygon A?

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MChan asked May 15, 2023

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25 times

Explanation:

The area is scaled by the square of the linear scale factor.

The area of polygon B is 5² = 25 times as large as the area of polygon A.

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