Question

Here is a polygon. A scaled copy of the polygon is created using a scale factor of 1/2. What are the new side lengths in the copy?

Answer 1

3 by 4

Explanation:

Given the dimension of the polygon as 6 by 8

If the scale factor is 1/2, the new side length is gotten by multiplying both dimensions by 1/2 as shown:

For the side length 6:

New length = 1/2 * 6 = 3

For the side length 8:

New length = 1/2 * 8

New length = 4

Hence the new side lengths in the copy is 3 by 4