Question

Hi! I think I have this concept correct but I would love a little help making sure I didn't miss something

Answer 1

SOLUTION

We tackle this problem by relating scale factors (ratio of sides) to area factors (ratio of areas). We knw that;

$Area\text{ }factor=(Scale\text{ }factor)^2$

Thus, the area factor is;

$A=(\frac{1}{2})^2=\frac{1}{4}$

This means that the newarea is one -ourth of the original area.

Thus, the answer is the new surface area is 1/4 of the original surface rea.