A triangle has a base of 8 cm and a height of 3 cm. The triangle is dilated by a scale factor of 3. Calculate and compare the areas of the dilated triangle and the original triangle.
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Responses
The original triangle has an area of 24 cm2 and the dilated triangle has an area of 108 cm2; therefore, the dilated triangle has an area 4.5 times the size of the original triangle.
The original triangle has an area of 24 cm2 and the dilated triangle has an area of 36 cm2; therefore, the dilated triangle has an area 1.5 times the size of the original triangle.
The original triangle has an area of 12 cm2 and the dilated triangle has an area of 36 cm2; therefore, the dilated triangle has an area 3 times the size of the original triangle.
The original triangle has an area of 12 cm2 and the dilated triangle has an area of 108 cm2; therefore, the dilated triangle has an area 9 times the size of the original triangle.