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A triangle with unequal sides with the base labelled 6 and height labelled 4.

Mike draws a triangle and dilates it by a scale factor of 2.5. If the triangle’s original dimensions are 4 inches high and 6 inches along its base, what is the area in square inches of Mike’s dilated triangle?

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Responses

75
75

60
60

24
24

150

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Original area = 1/2 × base × height = 1/2 × 6 × 4 = 12 in².
Scale factor = 2.5, so area scales by (2.5)² = 6.25.
Dilated area = 12 × 6.25 = 75 in².

Answer: 75