SOLUTION: Square X is similar to square Y. The scale factor from square X to square Y is 2.5. The area of square X is 25 cm². What is the area of square Y?
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Question 819856: Square X is similar to square Y. The scale factor from square X to square Y is 2.5. The area of square X is 25 cm². What is the area of square Y?
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x/y = 2.5
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sx/sy = 2.5
sy = sx/2.5
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ax = sx*sx = 25
ay = sy*sy
ay = sx/2.5*sx/2.5
ay = sx*sx/6.25
ay = 25/6.25
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ay = 4 sq.cm
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