document.write( "Question 799521: A rectangle has an area of 48 in.². Every dimension of the rectangle is multiplied by a scale factor and the new rectangle has an area of 12 in.². What was the scale factor? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12=48%2As%5E2\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s=1%2F2\"
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