Miranda enlarged a picture twice as shown below, each time using a scale factor of 3.

A rectangle with length 6 inches and width 4 inches is enlarged twice.

Which statements apply to the enlargements? Select three options.
A. The area of the first enlargement is 72 square inches.

B. The area of the second enlargement is 1,944 square inches.
C. The area of the second enlargement is (3 squared) squared times the original area.
D. The area of the second enlargement is 3 times the area of the first enlargement.
E. The ratio of the area of the first enlargement to the area of the original equals the square of the scale factor.

B, C, E are true

Step-by-step explanation:

A = l*w

The original rectangle is 6 by 4  with A = 24

The 1st enlargement = 6*3 by 4*3

                                   18 by 12  with A = 216

The second enlargement is 18*3 by 12*3

                                              54 by36 with A =1944

A.The area of the first enlargement is 72 square inches.

False it is 216

B.The area of the second enlargement is 1,944 square inches.

True

C.The area of the second enlargement is (3 squared) squared times the original area.

216/24 =9  True

D.The area of the second enlargement is 3 times the area of the first enlargement.

1944/24 = 9  False

E.The ratio of the area of the first enlargement to the area of the original equals the square of the scale factor.

The scale factor is 3 3^2 =9 216/24 =9

True

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