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How can you model the effect of a dilation by a scale factor of 3 on the area of a two-dimensional shape?(1 point)
The area will be 9 times as great.
The area will be 6 times as great.
The area will be 112
times as great.
The area will be 3 times as great.
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The area will be 9 times as great.
Reason: In a 2D dilation, areas scale by the square of the linear scale factor, so new area = 3^2 × original area = 9 × original area.
Reason: In a 2D dilation, areas scale by the square of the linear scale factor, so new area = 3^2 × original area = 9 × original area.
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