Question

A rectangle is shown below. If the scale factor is 2/5 , what is the new base and height of the similar rectangle?

Answer 1

The new rectangle has a height of 4 feet and a base of 6 feet.

Explanation:

To shrink or enlarge an object is to make it bigger or smaller using a scale factor. The scale factor is multiplied by each side length to find the new size.

`(2)/(5) *10 = (20)/(5) = 4 feet`

`(2)/(5) *15=(30)/(5)=6 feet`