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A square has a side length of 18 feet. the square was dilated by a scale factor of 1/2 to create a new square. what is the side length of the new square

A square has a side length of 18 feet. the square was dilated by a scale factor of 1/2 to create a new square. what is the side length of the new square
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a square has a side length of 18 feet. the square was dilated by a scale factor of 1/2 to create a new square. what is the side length of the new square

User Sattar Hummatli
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Answer:

9 feet

Explanation:

18 x 1/2 = 9

or

18 / 2 = 9

User Jerry Nixon
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The side length of the new square would be 9. When you dialate you multiply by the square factor, so 1/2 times 18 equals 9.
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