SOLUTION: A farmer has an area of 2500metre squared. The farmer extend to enlarge the field by a scale factor of 1.4. What is the new area

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Question 1006906: A farmer has an area of 2500metre squared. The farmer extend to enlarge the field by a scale factor of 1.4. What is the new area
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the length is lengthened by a factor of 1.4 and the width is also extended by 1.4, the area is enlarged by (1.4)^2 = 1.96.
Thus the new area is
(1.96)(2500) = 4875 m^2