Question

The perimeter of GHJ

Answer 1

They have a scale factor of 5:6 so first we need to find the perimeter of KLM:

`11 + 14 + 17 = 42`
Then apply the scale factor of 5:6:

`(5)/(6) = (x)/(42)`
Set the denominators equal:

`(35)/(42) = (x)/(42)`
So we see that the perimeter of GHJ is 35.