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ABC DEF. The area of ABC is given. Find the area of DEF

ABC DEF. The area of ABC is given. Find the area of DEF-example-1
User Jeffrey Greenham
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Answer: B

Explanation:

The ratio of the areas of similar figures is the square of the scale factor.

  • Scale factor = image/preimage = 48/12 = 4.

So, the ratio of the areas is 16, and thus the area of DEF is (16)(90)=1440

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