Question

Easy 30 Points!!!!!!!A microscope shows you an image of an object that is 20 times the object's actual size. So, the

scale factor of the enlargement is 20. An insect has a body length of 2 millimeters. What is the
body length of the insect under the microscope?
40 centimeters
40 millimeters
4 millimeters
400 millimeters

Answer 1

Keywords:

Microscope, scale factor, enlargement, actual length, length to scale

For this case we have a microscope that shows an enlargement scale of objects, 140 times the actual size. Given the actual length of an insect, we want to know the scale length shown by the microscope. So, we have the following equation:

If the insect has a , then:

Thus, the microscope will show the insect with a size of 840mm

Answer:

The body length of the insect under the microscope is 840mm

Option D

Explanation:

Answer 2

1

Explanation: