document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=455318>Question 455318</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the area of a figure is 3 square centimeters, and you enlarge the figure to 4 times its size, what is the perimeter of the new figure? [It might help to draw a figure] </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #312667 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=312667\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I presume you want the area of the new figure instead of the perimeter; it is impossible to uniquely determine the perimeter of such a figure (perimeter could even be infinite).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the side lengths are multiplied by 4, then the area (2-dimensional) will be multiplied by 4*4, or 16. The new area is (3 cm^2)(16) = 48 cm^2. </SPAN>\n" );
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