document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1071168>Question 1071168</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #686159 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=686159\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=72%2F8=9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"72%2F8=9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >---------that's the factor for AREA.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(The factor for perimeter or other linear measurement is  3 for this example problem.) </SPAN>\n" );
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