Question

9. A triangular flower garden

has a base length of 6 feet
and a height of 4.5 feet. The
garden is going to be dilated
by a scale factor of 1/3.
What is the area of the
dilated flower garden?

Answer 1

The area of the dilated flower garden is:

A' = (1/2)bh = (1/2)(2)(1.5) = 1.5 sq ft