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Each vertex of a quadrilateral is dilated by a factor of 1/2 about the point P (-3,7). What will be the effect on the perimeter of the resulting figure.

Each vertex of a quadrilateral is dilated by a factor of 1/2 about the point P (-3,7). What-example-1

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Note that the perimeter of any quadrilateral is the sum of its sides.


P=\sum ^n_(i\mathop=1)a_i

So it is always proportional to the length of any side,


P\propto a_i

Note that the dilation either stretches of compresses the sides.

For the factor 1/2, each side of the quadrilateral will get multiplied by 1/2, which simply means that the sides will get halved.

So the new perimeter is given by,


P^(\prime)=\sum ^n_(i=1)((1)/(2)a_i)=(1)/(2)\sum ^n_(i=1)(a_i)=(1)/(2)P

Thus, the perimeter will also get halved due to the dilation.

Therefore, option A is the correct choice.

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