document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=132138>Question 132138</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> base of a rectangle=10 m and the height is 7m.What is the perimeter dilated to half the size?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #96512 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nycsharkman><B>nycsharkman(136)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nycsharkman><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=96512\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A dilation is a transformation that produces an image that is the same shape as the original, but is a different size. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A dilation used to create an image larger than the original is called an enlargement.  A dilation used to create an image smaller than the original is called a reduction. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The scale factor here is 1/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Perimeter = 2L + 2W\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length = base\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Width = height\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 2(10m) + 2(7m)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 20m + 14m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 34m\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find the dilated perimeter, we multiply 34m by the scale factor 1/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 34m times 1/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 17m\r<BR>\n" );
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