Question

Karl made a scaled copy of the following rectangle. He used a scale factor less than

1
11.

What could be the length of the side that corresponds with
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BC
start overline, B, C, end overline on the scaled copy of the rectangle?
Choose 2 answers:
Choose 2 answers:
(Choice A)
1
2
2
1
​
start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction unit
A
1
2
2
1
​
start fraction, 1, divided by, 2, end fraction unit
(Choice B)
1
11 unit
B
1
11 unit
(Choice C)
2
22 units
C
2
22 units
(Choice D)
5
55 units
D
5
55 units
(Choice E)
12
1212 units
E
12
1212 units

Answer 1

The length of the side that corresponds with BC on the scaled copy of the rectangle could be:

A. 1/2 unit
B. 1/11 unit

Since the scale factor used is less than 1, the corresponding side on the scaled copy of the rectangle will be shorter than the corresponding side on the original rectangle. Therefore, options C, D, and E are not possible as they correspond to longer lengths than the original side BC.

Option A, 1/2 unit, is a possible length as it corresponds to a side that is half the length of the original side BC.

Option B, 1/11 unit, is also a possible length as it corresponds to a side that is less than the original side BC, which means the scale factor used was less than 1/11.

Therefore, the correct answers are A and B.