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To express
5
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2
as a positive exponent we will use this rule of exponents:
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a
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1
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a
5
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2
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1
5
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5
2
Answer:
C. 576 ft.
Step-by-step explanation:
If the garden has a perimeter of 72feet and the lengths of each of the sides are lengthened by a factor of 8.
Perimeter of the enlarged garden = perimeter before enlargement x enlargement factor
That’s 72 x 8
576feet
From point A, draw a line segment at an angle to the given line, and about the same length. The exact length is not important. Set the compasses on A, and set its width to a bit less than one fifth of the length of the new line. Step the compasses along the line, marking off 5 arcs. Label the last one C. With the compasses' width set to CB, draw an arc from A just below it. With the compasses' width set to AC, draw an arc from B crossing the one drawn in step 4. This intersection is point D. Draw a line from D to B. Using the same compasses' width as used to step along AC, step the compasses from D along DB making 4 new arcs across the line. Draw lines between the corresponding points along AC and DB. Done. The lines divide the given line segment AB in to 5 congruent parts.
