SOLUTION: The surface area of a triangular prism is 78 square inches. What is the surface area of a similar prism that is three times as large?

Question 1156808: The surface area of a triangular prism is 78 square inches. What is the surface area of a similar prism that is three times as large?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

"three times as large" is not well defined....

If the scale factor between the two similar figures is 3:1, then the ratio of any corresponding linear measurements is 3:1, the ratio of any corresponding area measurements is 9:1, and the ratio of any corresponding volume measurements is 27:1.

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