The trapezoid below has been enlarged by a scale of 1.5.
A trapezoid with an area of 36 inches squared.
What is the area of the enlarged trapezoid?
54 in.²
81 in.²
576 in.²
864 in.²
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To find the area of the enlarged trapezoid, we need to understand the effect of scaling on the area.
When a figure is scaled by a factor of x, the area of the scaled figure is x^2 times the area of the original figure. In this case, the trapezoid has been enlarged by a scale of 1.5, so the area of the enlarged trapezoid will be (1.5)^2 times the area of the original trapezoid.
Given that the original trapezoid has an area of 36 square inches, we can calculate the area of the enlarged trapezoid as follows:
Area of the enlarged trapezoid = (1.5)^2 * Area of the original trapezoid
= 2.25 * 36
= 81 square inches
Therefore, the area of the enlarged trapezoid is 81 square inches. So the correct answer is 81 in.².