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The legs of a right triangle are 3 units and 4 units long . Another right triangle is dilated from this triangle using a scale factor of 3 . What are the side lengths and the perimeter of the dilated triangle.

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i believe the last leg will be 5, because it should be a 3,4,5 triangle

you are making it bigger, and so you must multiply 3 to each side (dilate means to become wider)

3 x 3 = 9

4 x 3 = 12

5 x 3 = 15

9, 12, 15 are you triangle side lengths

To find perimeter, add them together

15 + 12 = 27

27 + 9 = 36

Your perimeter is 36

hope this helps

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