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Refer to the figure. Justify your answer. Each side length is doubled. Describe the change in the PERIMETER. *

Refer to the figure. Justify your answer. Each side length is doubled. Describe the-example-1
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Answer:

perimeter is doubled to 30.8 cm

Explanation:

The perimeter is the sum of side lengths. The perimeter of this figure is the sum ...

4 cm + 5 cm + 6.4 cm = 15.4 cm

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When the side lengths are doubled, the perimeter is doubled:

2(4 cm) +2(5 cm) +2(6.4 cm) = 2(4 cm +5 cm +6.4 cm) = 2(15.4 cm)

= 30.8 cm

The perimeter is doubled.

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Additional comment

Any scale factor that applies to all of the side lengths also applies to the perimeter.

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