Chapter 11.8, Problem 3GP

To determine

To find: How long are the sides of the smaller triangle.

Answer to Problem 3GP

Lengths of smaller rectangle are $3$ ft and $5$ ft.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

Sides of larger rectangle are $15$ ft and $25$ ft in length.

Scale factor $=k=0.2$

Given

Sides of larger rectangle are $15$ ft and $25$ ft in length.

Scale factor $=k=0.2$

Multiply each dimension of Larger rectangle by the scale factor of $0.2$

One of the dimensions is $15\times 0.2=3$ ft

Other, dimension is $25\times 0.2=5$ ft

Therefore,

Lengths of smaller rectangle are $3$ ft and $5$ ft.