Question

A rectangle with an area of 5/8 ft² is dilated by a factor of 8. What is the area of the dilated rectangle?

Answer 1

Answer:

40 ft²

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the length of the original rectangle be L and original Breadth be B

it is given that the original area  is 5/8 ft²

i.e.

Original Length x Original Breadth = Original Area, or,

LB = 5/8 ft² ------------------(1)

Given that the dilation factor is 8,

Hence,

New Length = 8L and New Breadth = 8B

THerefore,

New Area = 8L x 8B

= 64 LB  (from (1) above , we know that LB = 5/8 ft², substitute into expression)

= 64 (5/8)

= 40 ft²