Polygon D is a scaled copy of polygon C using a scale factors of 6

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Eduardo Herzer · Answer 1 · 2021-05-28T03:22:17+0000

Answer: The area of the Polygon D is 36 times larger than the area of the Polygon C.

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem it is important to analize the information provided in the exercise.

You know that the Polygon D was obtained by multiplying the lengths of the Polygon C by the scale factor of 6.

Then, you can identify that the Length scale factor used is:

$Length\ scale\ factor=k=6$

Now you have to find the Area scale factor.

Knowing that the Length scale factos is 6, you can say that the Area scale factor is:

$Area \ scale\ factor=k^2=6^2$

Finally, evaluating, you get that this is:

$Area \ scale\ factor=36$

Therefore, knowing the Area scale factor, you can determine that the area of the Polygon D is 36 times larger than the area of the Polygon C.