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Triangle MNO is dilated by a scale factor of 7/8 to create triangle M'N'O'.
The area of triangle MNO is x square units.
What is the area in square units of triangle M'N'O'?
a 7/8 x square units
b (7/8)^2 square units
c (1/8)^2 x square units
d 8/7 x square units
The area of triangle MNO is x square units.
What is the area in square units of triangle M'N'O'?
a 7/8 x square units
b (7/8)^2 square units
c (1/8)^2 x square units
d 8/7 x square units
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GPT 3.5
The area of a triangle is proportional to the square of the scale factor. Since the scale factor is 7/8, the area of triangle M'N'O' would be (7/8)^2 times the area of triangle MNO.
Therefore, the correct answer is b) (7/8)^2 square units.
Therefore, the correct answer is b) (7/8)^2 square units.