Question

Casey decided to enlarge her favorite letter: C, of course! Your team is going to help her out. Have each member of your team choose a different zoom factor below. Then on graph paper, enlarge (or reduce) the block " C " at right by your zoom factor.

a. 2
b. 3
c. 1
d. 1/2

Answer 1

The question asks about enlarging the letter 'C' using different zoom factors, which correspond to scale factors. The dimensions of the 'C' should be multiplied by the given scale factors to get the new dimensions, which can then be drawn on graph paper.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves understanding and applying scale factors to figures, which is a concept in mathematics. When a figure's dimensions are increased or decreased by a scale factor, each dimension of the figure is multiplied by that factor to determine the new dimensions.

The zoom factors provided (2, 3, 1, and 1/2) tell us by how much the dimensions of the letter 'C' should be multiplied. The error in the given information is that the zoom factor directly indicates the multiplication factor, not the square as stated.

• For a zoom factor of 2, the dimensions of the 'C' will be twice as large.
• For a zoom factor of 3, the dimensions of the 'C' will be three times as large.
• For a zoom factor of 1, the dimensions remain the same.
• For a zoom factor of 1/2, the dimensions of the 'C' will be halved.

By using these scale factors, students can redraw the letter 'C' to the specified sizes on graph paper.