Question

A rectangle has sides that are 1 cm and 2 cm long. If it is increased by a scale factor of 9, what will be the new area of the rectangle?

Answer 1

Answer:

$162cm^2$

Step-by-step explanation:

The original sides are 1 and 2 centimeters, Increasing both by a factor of 9 results in 9 and 18 centimeters. We multiple to find the area is 162 square centimeters,