Question

Select the correct answer. The perimeter of a triangle is 30 units. If it’s is dilated with respect to origin by a scale factor of 0.5, what is the perimeter of the resulting triangle?

Answer 1

Answer: 15

Explanation:

We know that the scale factor of the dilation is the ratio of similtude, and that the ratio of similitude is equal to the ratio of the perimeters. So, the new perimeter is 30(0.5)=15.