Please Help ASAP 20pts A triangle has an area of 40 cm². The base and height are scaled by a factor of 4. The area of the resulting triangle is ___ square cm.

640 cm ^2

Step-by-step explanation:

40x4x4 = 640

let's say b = 20 and h = 4

1/2(20)(4) = 40

scale by 4

b= 80 h = 16

1/2(80)(16) = 640

it's equivalent, so we can say that its equal.

let's call the denominator x and the numerador is 18 less then denominator, x - 18.

multiply

2.x = 5.(x - 18)

2x = 5x - 90

90 = 5x - 2x

90 = 3x

x = 90/3

x = 30

so: