Area and Volume of Similar Figures

Enlarge a shape by scale factor k and every length grows k times. But area grows k², and volume grows k³. Change k and count the copies to see why.

Area · 2 dimensions
Area grows by k²
Length × k  →  Area × k2  →  Volume × k3
Square the ratio for area, cube it for volume.
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Scale factor k
k = 3