SOLUTION: The area of a triangle is multiplied by a certain scale factor to produce an area of 72 square centimeters. If the original area was 8 square centimeters, what is the scale factor?
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Question 1071168: The area of a triangle is multiplied by a certain scale factor to produce an area of 72 square centimeters. If the original area was 8 square centimeters, what is the scale factor?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
---------that's the factor for AREA.
(The factor for perimeter or other linear measurement is 3 for this example problem.)
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