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Enlargements and similar figures

Find scale factors and centres of enlargement and use the effect of enlargement on lengths and areas.

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Numeric answerPaper 2 – Geometry and Trigonometry
A shape has an area of 4 cm². It is enlarged by a scale factor of 5. Find the area of the image.
Whole numbers, decimals (2.5) or fractions (3/4).
Hint 1

Lengths are multiplied by k. What happens to areas?

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