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  • 25-11-2019
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A square has a side length of 14 inches. This square is dilated by a scale factor of 3/5 to create a new square. What is the side length of the new square?

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makennaremillard13
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  • 25-11-2019
the new side length would be about 23 inches
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znk
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  • 25-11-2019

Answer:

8.4 in

Step-by-step explanation:

When you dilate a shape, you multiply each side by the scale factor.

If the shape is a square with a side length of 14 in, the length of a side of the dilated image is

original length × scale factor = 14 in × ⅗ = 8.4 in

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