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Aregular hexagon is dilated by a scale factor of 0.4 to create a new hexagon. The perimeter of the new hexagon is 0.4 times the perimeter of
the original hexagon
O True
False

Answer 1

True.

Explanation:

It is given that, a regular hexagon is dilated by a scale factor of 0.4 to make image.

It means, the perimeter of image is 0.4 times the perimeter of the original hexagon.

For example,

Let's take the rectangle with length of 12 and width of 4, it's perimeter is 12+12+4+4 =32

Let's find image using scale factor 0.4, we get

length =0.4(12)= 4.8

width =0.4(4)=1.6

So, perimeter of image = 4.8+4.8+1.6+1.6=12.8

If we compare the perimeters

0.4(32)=12.8.

So, it is true.