Ricardo has a square hot tub. He wants to build a square pool next to it that is a dilation of the hot tub using a scale factor

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IrinaVladis [17]

4 years ago

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Ricardo has a square hot tub. He wants to build a square pool next to it that is a dilation of the hot tub using a scale factor

of 5.
If the pool is to be 24 ft on each side, what is the length of one side of the hot tub?

Mathematics

2 answers:

Dimas [21] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-30T13:09:26+03:00

Dimas [21]4 years ago

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Let $x$ be the length of the side of the hot tub. Ricardo wants the pool's sides to be 5 times as long, so

$5x=24\implies x=\dfrac{24}5=4.8\text{ ft}$

AlexFokin [52] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-30T14:27:54+03:00

AlexFokin [52]4 years ago

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Answer:

4.8ft

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