document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=121545>Question 121545</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me figure this out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A triangle has an area of 24cm^2. By what scale factor must each of the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "dimension of the triangle be multiplied to give a similar triangle so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that the area is increased by 360cm^2?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answers:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 3.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c) 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e) 16 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #89255 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=89255\">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=360%2F24=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"360%2F24=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, so if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28bh%29%2F2=24 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28bh%29%2F2=24\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2A%28bh%2F2%29=360 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2A%28bh%2F2%29=360\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Since each of the dimensions must be multiplied by the same scale factor and the product of the scale factors must be 15, we have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28b%2Asqrt%2815%29%2Ah%2Asqrt%2815%29%29%2F2=360 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28b%2Asqrt%2815%29%2Ah%2Asqrt%2815%29%29%2F2=360\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Of the given answers, a is the closest, although <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=sqrt%2815%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"sqrt%2815%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the exact answer. </SPAN>\n" );
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