A square has a side length of 36 feet. This square is dilated by a scale factor of 2/3 to create a new square. What is the side length of the new square?

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Martin Melka asked Nov 12, 2022

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A square has a side length of 36 feet. This square is dilated by a scale factor of 2/3 to create a new square. What is the side length of the new square?

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Multiply the side length by the dilation

36 x 2/3

72/3

Simplify

72/3 = 24

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