SOLUTION: Rectangle ABCD is englarged under a dilation centered at the orgin with scale factor 2.5. What is the perimeter of the image? Image ; http://prntscr.com/7cfr01 ( copy and paste

Question 973492: Rectangle ABCD is englarged under a dilation centered at the orgin with scale factor 2.5. What is the perimeter of the image?
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The original rectangle ABCD has a perimeter of 2*(L+W) = 2*(4+2) = 12 units.

Multiply the scale factor 2.5 by the perimeter of ABCD to get 2.5*12 = 30

Therefore, the perimeter of the enlarged rectangle A'B'C'D' is 30 units
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