A regular hexagon with a perimeter of 24 meters is dilated by a scale factor of 5/2 to create a new hexagon. What is the perimet

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Nookie1986 [14]

3 years ago

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A regular hexagon with a perimeter of 24 meters is dilated by a scale factor of 5/2 to create a new hexagon. What is the perimet

er of the new hexagon?
The correct answer is:
60 meters

Mathematics

2 answers:

pantera1 [17] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-13T02:08:15+03:00

pantera1 [17]3 years ago

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Answer is 60 meters for ttm

Eddi Din [679] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-13T00:15:17+03:00

Eddi Din [679]3 years ago

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Each side of the hexagon is 24/6=4m. The scale factor makes the new side length 5/2×4=10m so the perimeter is 6×10=60m. Alternatively, since the perimeter is a linear measurement the scale factor can be applied directly to the perimeter: 5/2×24=60m.