We are given the area of a rectangle. The area of a rectangle is the product of the length and the height. Therefore, we have:
[tex]A=lh[/tex]If we scale the rectangle by a factor of 3.5 this means that we multiply the length and the height by 3.5, like this:
[tex]A^{\prime}=(3.5l)(3.5h)[/tex]Solving the product:
[tex]A^{\prime}=12.25lh[/tex]Since "lh" is the original area we have:
[tex]A^{\prime}=12.25A[/tex]Now, we substitute the value of the original area:
[tex]A^{\prime}=12.25(20)[/tex]Solving the operations:
[tex]A^{\prime}=245[/tex]Therefore, the new area is 245 square units.
