Question

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An old community soccer field, whose area is 600yd2, is enlarged by a scale factor of 9 to create a new outdoor recreation complex to host additional activities for field hockey, football, baseball, and swimming. What is the total area of the new recreation complex?

Answer 1

48 600 yd²

Explanation:

If a shape is scaled by a certain scale factor then :

the area of the new shape = (the scale factor) times (the area of the original object)

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the new recreation complex was created by enlarging the old community soccer field by a scale factor of 9

Then

The area of the new recreation complex = 9² × 600 = 81×600 = 48 600 yd²