document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=165644>Question 165644</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The problem is - a rectangle has an area of 16ft^2.  Every dimension is multiplied by a scale factor, and the new rectangle has an area of 64ft^2.  What was the scale factor?  The answer is to be formatted as \"k = \"   I have no idea how to go about doing this problem.  Can you help me, please? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #122148 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gonzo><B>gonzo(654)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gonzo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=122148\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> L*W = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "K*L*K*W = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since a*b = b*a, and (a)*(b*c) = (a*b)*(c), this equation can become<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(K*K)*(L*W) = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since L*W = 16, this equation can become<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(K*K)*(16) = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "K*K = 64/16 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "K*K = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "K = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your scaling factor is 2.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you multiply each dimension by 2 which means the whole thing is multiplied by 4.<BR>\n" );
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