Question

a triangle has an area of 15 cm. a similar triangle is drawn using a scale factor of 3.5. what is the area of the similar triangle to the nearest square cm?​

Answer 1

Answer:

  184 square cm

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of areas is the square of the ratio of the scale factor. The larger triangle has an area of ...

  (15 cm²)(3.5²) = 183.75 cm²

The area of the similar triangle is about 184 cm².