Question
Beth enlarged the triangle below by a scale of 5.
A triangle with a base of 4 centimeters and height of 3.5 centimeters.
She found the area of the enlarged triangle. Her work is shown below.
One-half (4) (3.5) (5) = 35 centimeters squared
What was Beth’s error?
She should have divided One-half (4) (3.5) by 5.
She should have divided One-half (4) (3.5) by 5 squared.
She should have multiplied (4) (3.5) by 5.
She should have multiplied One-half (4) (3.5) by 5 squared.
A triangle with a base of 4 centimeters and height of 3.5 centimeters.
She found the area of the enlarged triangle. Her work is shown below.
One-half (4) (3.5) (5) = 35 centimeters squared
What was Beth’s error?
She should have divided One-half (4) (3.5) by 5.
She should have divided One-half (4) (3.5) by 5 squared.
She should have multiplied (4) (3.5) by 5.
She should have multiplied One-half (4) (3.5) by 5 squared.
Answers
Ashley
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oobleck
both base and height need to be scaled up by 5
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
the answer; She should have multiplied (4) (3.5) by 5.
krista
i just need the help oof i suck at math and have to do edgenuity and finally got from 40 something to 67
Queen Niko
I don't get it, what is the answer
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Bruh
It’s D
You have to multiply the area of the actual drawing by the square of the enlargement
You have to multiply the area of the actual drawing by the square of the enlargement
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