97Area ratio of similar triangles
Triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF, where AB corresponds to DE. AB = 4, DE = 10 and the area of triangle ABC is 12. What is the area of triangle DEF?
The area of triangle DEF is 75. Similar triangles scale sides by one factor, here k = DE/AB = 10/4 = 5/2, but area scales by k², so Area(DEF) = 12 × (25/4) = 75.