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A regular pentagon with a perimeter of 21 inches is dilated by a scale factor of 53 to create a new pentagon. What is the perimeter of the new pentagon?
A. 7 inches
B. 12.6 inches
C. 35 inches
D. 105 inches

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c.35 is the answer to the questiion
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The answer is c because. The dilation factor is 5/3 the core 4.2*5/3=7 then 7*5=35
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