SOLUTION: If the area of a figure is 3 square centimeters, and you enlarge the figure to 4 times its size, what is the perimeter of the new figure? [It might help to draw a figure]
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Question 455318: If the area of a figure is 3 square centimeters, and you enlarge the figure to 4 times its size, what is the perimeter of the new figure? [It might help to draw a figure] Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I presume you want the area of the new figure instead of the perimeter; it is impossible to uniquely determine the perimeter of such a figure (perimeter could even be infinite).
If the side lengths are multiplied by 4, then the area (2-dimensional) will be multiplied by 4*4, or 16. The new area is (3 cm^2)(16) = 48 cm^2.
