Asked by Quandra

The two triangular prisms shown are similar. The dimensions of the larger prism were multiplied by a scale factor of to create the smaller prism.


When the large prism was reduced, the surface area changed by a factor of

64/125.
16/25.
4/5.
10/8.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
If the linear scale factor is 4/5, surface area scales by the square of that factor: (4/5)^2 = 16/25. So the answer is 16/25.