Jordan makes a scale drawing of the triangle in which the side originally measuring 6 cm now measures 24 cm. In Jordan’s scale drawing, what will be the length of the longest side of the triangle?

Answer 1

To find the length of the longest side of the triangle in Jordan's scale drawing, we need to determine the scale factor used to enlarge the original triangle.

The scale factor is given by:
Scale factor = New length / Original length

Therefore, the scale factor used by Jordan is:
24 cm / 6 cm = 4

So, the longest side of the triangle in Jordan's scale drawing will be 4 times the original length.

If the longest side of the original triangle was x cm, the longest side in Jordan's scale drawing will be:
4 * x = 4x

Therefore, the length of the longest side of the triangle in Jordan's scale drawing will be 4 times the original length.