The scale factor of a figure and its enlargement is 4. what is the new length of the enlarged figure if the original length is 4.5 cm? 4.0 cm 8.5 cm 16 cm 18 cm

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The new length of the enlarged figure will 18 cm.

What is scale factor?

A scale factor is a number which scales, or multiplies, the original figure by some quantity.

We have the equation for the scale factor.

Y=Cx

C is a scale factor for x. It is called the constant of proportionality or scale factor of y to x.

As the given length is 4.5 cm, so with a scale factor of 4, the length of the enlarged figure will be

[tex]Y=4.5\times4=18\ cm[/tex]

Therefore, the new length of the enlarged figure will 18 cm.

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