A photograph of a triangular kite is enlarged so that each side becomes 250% of the original. The original photo's triangle has area 12 cm^2. Find the area of the enlarged triangle (in cm^2).

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75. Side factor = 250% = 2.5. Area factor = 2.5^2 = 6.25. Enlarged area = 12 x 6.25 = 75 cm^2.

A photograph of a triangular kite is enlarged so that each side becomes 250% of the original.
The original photo's triangle has area $12 cm^{2}$ .
Find the area of the enlarged triangle (in $cm^{2}$ ).

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A photograph of a triangular kite is enlarged so that each side becomes 250% of the original.The original photo's triangle has area 12cm2.Find the area of the enlarged triangle (in cm2).

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More Class 10 Areas of Similar Triangles practice

A photograph of a triangular kite is enlarged so that each side becomes 250% of the original.
The original photo's triangle has area $12 cm^{2}$ .
Find the area of the enlarged triangle (in $cm^{2}$ ).