Rick is wearing his favorite math t-shirt. The picture on the front of his shirt shows a right triangle with a hypotenuse of 13 inches. Looking in the mirror, Rick notices the reflection of his shirt. What is the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle in the mirror?

A.
6.5 inches
B.
13 inches
C.
26 inches
D.
19.5 inches

1 answer

When looking at a reflection in a mirror, the image is a mirror image but does not change the dimensions or measurements of the object being reflected. This means that the actual lengths of the sides of the triangle remain the same in the reflection.

Therefore, the length of the hypotenuse of the triangle in the mirror will still be 13 inches.

The correct answer is B. 13 inches.