SOLUTION: The rectangle has the top a----b of 15 cm the side b----d of 8 cm the rectangle is reduced by a scale factor of 0.5 ab= 16 and ac= 6. calculate the length of each side of the re

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Question 1135903: The rectangle has the top a----b of 15 cm
the side b----d of 8 cm
the rectangle is reduced by a scale factor of 0.5 ab= 16 and ac= 6.
calculate the length of each side of the reduced image.
Draw the new image and label it a' b' d'c'
Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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Makes no sense....

To start with, side AB has length 15; then it is reduced by a factor of 1/2. That makes it 7.5; but you say AB is now 16.