The scale factor is equal to divide the measurement of the length side of the enlarged triangle by the the measurement of the length of the corresponding side of the original triangle

In his problem

Let

x------> the length side of the original triangle

2x-----> is the length of the corresponding side of the enlarged triangle

$scale\ factor=\frac{2x}{x}=2$

$scale\ factor> 1$ -------> that means is increasing

The scale factor squared is equal to the ratio of the area of the enlarged triangle divided by the area of the original triangle

Let

m-------> the area of the enlarged triangle

n------> the area of the original triangle

r-------> scale factor

$r^{2} =\frac{m}{n}$

we have

$r=2$

substitute

$2^{2} =\frac{m}{n}$

$m=4n$

therefore

The area of the enlarged triangle is $4$ times the original area

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1 year ago

What method would you choose to solve the equation 2x2 – 7 = 9? Explain why you chose this method.

oksano4ka [1.4K]

I would add 7 to get ...

... 2x² = 16

then divide by 2 to get

... x² = 8

Now, I would take the square root, recognizing that both positive and negative values will solve the problem.

... x = ±√8

The root can be simplified, so we have ...

... x = ±2√2

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The above method seemed the most obvious method to me. One could use the quadratic formula, but that seems to involve more operations.

... 2x² -16 = 0 . . . . subtract 9

... x = (-0 ± √(0² -4·2·(-16)))/(2·2) . . . . put the coefficients into the formula

... x = ±(√128)/4 = ±√8 = ±2√2 . . . . . simplify the result

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