SOLUTION: The area of a regular octagon is 45cm squared. What is the area of a regular octagon with sides four times as large as the sides of the first octagon? thanks

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Question 439704: The area of a regular octagon is 45cm squared. What is the area of a regular octagon with sides four times as large as the sides of the first octagon? thanks
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The ratio of similarity is equal to the ratio of the sides. So if the side of one polygon measures and the side of a similar polygon is , then the ratio of similarity is . The ratio of the areas is

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