Question

Triangle LMN has a perimeter of 9cm. If triangle LMN is dilated by a scale factor of 3 about a given point, what is the perimeter of triangle L'M'N

Answer 1

27cm

Explanation:

Answer 2

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Answer:

27 cm

Explanation:

Dilation multiplies all linear measures by the same dilation factor. The perimeter will be 3 times that of triangle LMN.

Perimeter of L'M'N' = 3(9 cm) = 27 cm.