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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The area of a regular octagon is 50 cm2. What is the area of a regular octagon with sides three times as large?

Directrix (directrix):

Any two regular octagons are similar. The square of the scale factor of the two regular octagons is the ratio of the areas.

Directrix (directrix):

The scale factor for these two octagons is 1 to 3 or (1/3). (1/3)² = 50/A where A is the area of the second octagon. Cross multiply and solve for A. @mossyoakd

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