Asked by winnie
A triangular prism has a surface area of 486 in.2
. If it were dilated using a scale factor of 13
, what would the new surface area be?(1 point)
Responses
18 in.2
18 in. squared
162 in.2
162 in. squared
1,458 in.2
1,458 in. squared
54 in.2
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Answer: 54 in.^2.
Reason: Surface area scales by the square of the linear scale factor. With scale factor 1/3, new area = 486 × (1/3)^2 = 486 × 1/9 = 54 in.^2.
Reason: Surface area scales by the square of the linear scale factor. With scale factor 1/3, new area = 486 × (1/3)^2 = 486 × 1/9 = 54 in.^2.
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