Lin created a scaled copy of Triangle A with an area of 72 square units. How many times larger is the area of the scaled copy co
mpared to that of Triangle A
1 answer:
Answer:
Copy's area is 16 times bigger then triangle area.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Area of copy = 72 unit²
Find:
How bigger copy compared to triangle
Computation:
Area of triangle = [1/2][base][height]
Area of triangle = [1/2][3][3]
Area of triangle = 4.5 unit²
So.
Area of copy / Area of triangle
72 / 4.5
16
So,
Copy's area is 16 times bigger then triangle area.
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