Finding Area Scale Factor

Suppose I dilate a figure using a scale factor of 5. What is the area scale factor?

• 25

• 2.5

• 10

Suppose I dilate a figure using a scale factor of 3. What is the area scale factor?

• 1.5

• 6

• 9

Suppose I dilate a figure using a scale factor of 10. What is the area scale factor?

• 5

• 20

• 100

Suppose I dilate a figure using a scale factor of 2. What is the area scale factor?

• 4

• 8

• 1

• 1/4

• 2

• 4

• 0.5

• 9

• 0.3

• 1/9

• 3

How do you calculate the area scale factor?

• Square the scale factor.

• Square root the scale factor.

• Double the scale factor

• It's the same as the regular scale factor.

• 1.5

• 9/4

• 2/3

• 3.5

• 9/8

• 3/64

• 64.3

• 9/64

• 16/5

• 8/10

• 0.8

• 16/25