Question

FIRST GETS BRAINLLEST If the triangle below is enlarged by a scale factor of 1.8, what will be the area of the new triangle? 60.4 square units 64.8 square units 66.4 square units 68.2 square units

Answer 1

35

Step-by-step explanation: took the test

Answer 2

64.8 square units is correct.

Step-by-step explanation: First, multiply both side lengths by the scale factor of 1.8. 5 times 1.8 is 9, and 8 times 1.8 is 14.4. Then, use the formula A=1/2bh to find the area of the triangle. You should end up with 64.8 units squared.