SOLUTION: An oval mirror has an area of 162cm squared What is the area of a similar mirror one and a half times as long?

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Question 1116493: An oval mirror has an area of 162cm squared
What is the area of a similar mirror one and a half times as long?
Answer by ikleyn(52818) About Me  (Show Source):
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If for two similar plane shapes their corresponding linear dimensions are at the ratio of "k", then their corresponding ratio of areas is k%5E2.


In your case, it means that the area of the larger mirror is  162%2A1.5%5E2  square centimeters.