A rectangle has a perimeter of 48 ft. The length and width are scaled by a factor 1.5. What is the perimeter of the resulting rectangle?
1 Answer
Jun 17, 2018
Explanation:
If the dimensions of the rectangle are increased by a scale factor of
So we have:
This is because the perimeter is a linear measurement.
Consider a rectangle of length
Perimeter is:
Increasing by a scale factor
length of rectangle
Perimeter: