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Rectangular pyramid B is the image of rectangular pyramid A after dilation by a scale factor of 33. If the surface area of rectangular pyramid B is 1215 cm^2
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, find the surface area of rectangular pyramid A, the preimage.

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After dilation by a scale factor of 33, the surface area of rectangular pyramid A, the preimage is 1.12 cm²

To find the area of rectangular pyramid A given rectangular pyramid B, we need to know its scale factor.

What is scale factor?

Scale factor is the ratio of the corresponding sides of two objects.

Now, since rectangular pyramid B is the image of rectangular pyramid A, we have that (since we are dealing with areas)

(Scale factor)² = surface area of rectangular pyramid B/surface area of rectangular pyramid A

Surface area of rectangular pyramid A

So, surface area of rectangular pyramid A = surface are of rectangular pyramid B/(scale factor)²

Since

  • scale factor = 33 and
  • surface area of rectangular pyramid B = 1215 cm²

surface area of rectangular pyramid A = surface area of rectangular pyramid B/(scale factor)²

So, substituting the values of the variables into the equation, we have

surface area of rectangular pyramid A = 1215 cm²/33²

= 1215 cm²/1089

= 1.12 cm²

So, after dilation by a scale factor of 33, the surface area of rectangular pyramid A, the preimage is 1.12 cm²

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