document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1062949>Question 1062949</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a polyhedron has a volume of 21cm^3 and is dilated by a factor of 3/4, what is the volume of the dilated polyhedron? Can you explain how to get the answer? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The image of the dilated polyhedron is SIMILAR to the original polyghedron.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Coefficient of similarity <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=image%2Foriginal ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"image%2Foriginal\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence the ratio <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Volume_of_the_image%2FVolume_of_the_original ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Volume_of_the_image%2FVolume_of_the_original\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%283%2F4%29%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%283%2F4%29%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=27%2F64 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"27%2F64\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the Volume of the image is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=21%2A%2827%2F64%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"21%2A%2827%2F64%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use your calculator.\r<BR>\n" );
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