PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ONE QUESTION

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Asquare is dilated by a scale factor of 1.25 to create a new square. how does the area of the new square compare with the area of the original square? a)the area of the new square is 1.25 times the area of the original square. b)the area of the new square is 2.50 times the area of the original square. c)the area of the new square is 1.252 times the area of the original square. d)the area of the new square is 1.253 times the area of the original square.

Is triangle jkl congruent to triangle rst? if so, what is the scale factor?