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OpenStudy (zeesbrat3):

A triangular prism has a length of 12 inches. A larger similar triangular prism has a length of 16 inches. If 216 square inches of paper is used to wrap the smaller prism with minimum wastage, approximately how many square inches of paper will be required to wrap the larger prism?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

hint : if length is scaled by k, area will scale by k^2

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