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OpenStudy (anonymous):

a microscope shows you an image of an object that is 20 times the object's actual size. So the scale factor of the enlargement is 20. An insect has a body length of 2millimeters. what is the body length of the insect under the microscope?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

1/20 = 2/x solve for x

OpenStudy (anonymous):

40 . but is it centi or millimeters? @jim_thompson5910

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

it would stay in mm until you convert

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

40 mm = 4 cm

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