Question

A triangle has dimensions 6, 9, and 12. A similar triangle is drawn with a scale factor of 1.5. What are the dimensions of the new triangle?

Answer 1

Answer: 9, 13.5 and 18

Explanation:

To find the dimensions of the new triangle, we can simply multiply each side of the original triangle by the scale factor of 1.5.6 x 1.5 = 9, 9 x 1.5 = 13.5, 12 x 1.5 = 18

The dimensions of the new triangle are 9, 13.5, and 18.

Answer 2

Multipy 1.5 by 6, 9, and 12.

Explanation:

9, 13.5, and 18