Question

A rectangle measures 6 cm by 4 cm. Another rectangle with adjacent sides 8 cm and x cm is geometrically similar to it. Find the two possible value of x.

Answer 1

5 1/3 or 5.33333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333

Explanation:

to find the scale factor, you must divide the two equal sides.

`(6)/(8)`

which equals

`(3)/(4)` or 0.75

Now, the way to get the value of x is to divide 4 by 3/4 0r 0.75

`(4)/(0.75)`

Which equals

5.333 repeating or 5 1/3

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