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The figures below are similar. The labeled sides are corresponding.

8 yd
2 yd
A1 = ? A2 = 3 yd2


What is the area of the larger rectangle?

A1 =
square yards

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Similar rectangles scale by the square of the linear scale factor. The corresponding sides are 8 yd and 2 yd, so the linear scale factor is 8/2 = 4. The area scale factor is 4^2 = 16.

A1 = 3 · 16 = 48 square yards.