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A rectangle lengths 12m and 17m and is dilated using the dilation (x, y) -> ( 0.4 x, 0.4y). What is the perimeter of the dilated rectangle?

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Answer:

Perimeter of the dilated rectangle = 23.2 m

Explanation:

If a point is dilated by a scale factor = k

Coordinates of the image point after dilation will follow the rule,

(x, y) → (kx, ky)

From the given rule,

(x, y) → (0.4x, 0.4y)

Which reveals that the figure has been dilated by a scale factor = 0.4

Length of the rectangle = 12 m

Width of the rectangle = 17 m

If the given rectangle is dilated by a scale factor of 0.4,

Length of the image rectangle = 12 × 0.4 = 4.8 m

Width of the image rectangle = 17 × 0.4 = 6.8 m

Perimeter of a rectangle = 2(length + width)

Therefore, perimeter of the image rectangle = 2(4.8 + 6.8)

= 23.2 m

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