SOLUTION: What happens to the perimeter of a rectangle when each side is multiplied by the same factor?

SOLUTION: What happens to the perimeter of a rectangle when each side is multiplied by the same factor?

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Question 537924: What happens to the perimeter of a rectangle when each side is multiplied by the same factor?
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The perimeter of a rectangle with dimensions

and

is given by

Then the perimeter of a rectangle with dimensions

and

is given by

Factor out

:

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