A polygon has a perimeter of 18 units. It is dilated with a scale factor of . What is theperimeter of its image?

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The new perimeter is as follows:

$P=18\cdot(3)/(2)=9\cdot3=27$

We multiply the former perimeter by the scale factor. Thus, it should be 27 units.

SandroMarques answered Feb 19, 2023

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