ross draws a triangle with side lengths of 6,6, and 5. Suppose he plans to draw the same triangle dilated with a scale factor of 4. What is the perimeter of the dilated triangle?

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1 answer

To find the perimeter of the dilated triangle, we first need to calculate the perimeter of the original triangle with side lengths of 6, 6, and 5.

The perimeter \( P \) of the original triangle is given by the sum of its side lengths:

\[ P = 6 + 6 + 5 = 17 \]

Now, when the triangle is dilated with a scale factor of 4, each side length is multiplied by 4. Therefore, the new side lengths of the dilated triangle will be:

\[ 6 \times 4 = 24, \] \[ 6 \times 4 = 24, \] \[ 5 \times 4 = 20. \]

Now we can calculate the perimeter of the dilated triangle:

\[ P_{\text{dilated}} = 24 + 24 + 20. \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ P_{\text{dilated}} = 24 + 24 + 20 = 68. \]

Thus, the perimeter of the dilated triangle is \( \boxed{68} \).