Question

An equilateral triangle has a perimeter of 24 centimeters. If the triangle is dilated by a factor of 0.5, what is the length of each side of the new triangle?

Answer 1

4

Explanation:

To find the side length of the original triangle:

24/3=8 (because it is an equilateral triangle).

Because the triangle is dilated by a factor of 0.5 and the triangle is equilateral, the side lengths of the new triangle is

8*0.5=4