Question
A dilated figure has a surface area of 10,990.8 in.2
. The figure was dilated by a scale factor of 6. What is the surface area of the original figure?
Responses
305.3 in.2
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. The figure was dilated by a scale factor of 6. What is the surface area of the original figure?
Responses
305.3 in.2
(explain in 2 sentences and in simple words)
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the surface area of the original figure, you need to divide the dilated surface area by the scale factor squared. So, you take 10,990.8 in² and divide it by \(6^2\) (which is 36), resulting in approximately 305.3 in² for the original figure.