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a. area scale factor = 49/25
linear scale factor = 7/5
hence the ratio =7:5
b. The linear scale factor compared to the actual length is
7/5 =x/10
X = 7/5 X 10
=14 cm
joseph rimiru answered the question on September 30, 2017 at 21:16
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