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plss help Question: You may remember that a quadrilateral is a four-sided figure. There are many different kinds of quadrilaterals. On graph paper, draw a quadrilateral with one side that is 12 units long and another side that is 9 units long. Then reduce your quadrilateral so that the ratio of sides of new to original is 2 to 3. What are the new side lengths?​

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Answer:

  • 8 units and 6 units

Explanation:

The dimensions of the original quadrilateral are:

  • 12 units and 9 units

The scale factor is:

  • k = 2/3

Corresponding sides of the new shape have the length:

  • 12k = 12*2/3 = 8 units

and

  • 9k = 9*2/3 = 6 units
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