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What is the surface area of the box if it is scaled up by a factor of 10?

Surface area is 170 in²
Length - 8.5
Width - 5in
Height - 4in

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The surface area of the box if it is scaled up by a factor of 10 is 17000 square inches

Solution:

Given surface area is 170 square inches

We have to find the surface area of the box if it is scaled up by a factor of 10

If two figures are similar, then the ratio of its surface areas is equal to the square of scale factor

Let

z = the scale factor

x = the surface area of the dilated box

y = the surface area of the original box

Then we get,


(x)/(y) =z^2

Given that scale factor is 10

z = 10

Surface area is 170 square inches

surface area of the original box = 170

y = 170

Then, we get


(x)/(170) = 10^2\\\\(x)/(170) = 100\\\\x = 100 * 170\\\\x = 17000

Thus the surface area of the box if it is scaled up by a factor of 10 is 17000 square inches

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