FAN & MEDAL PLEASE HELP.

•Sides of a square are increased by a Scale factor
of 5. The perimeter of the small square is 8ft.
What is the perimeter of the larger square?

Please explain, I need to learn this.

Question

FAN & MEDAL PLEASE HELP.

•Sides of a square are increased by a Scale factor
of 5. The perimeter of the small square is 8ft.
What is the perimeter of the larger square?

Please explain, I need to learn this.

isaiah.feynman · Answer

Okay, lets assume the sides of the square is L, if you scale it up by a certain factor k, then the sides will increase to kL. Take k = 5.

anonymous · Answer

Okay, what next..?

anonymous · Answer

I'm not good in math, I really don't understand. I'm trying to learn more so I will pass.

isaiah.feynman · Answer

Okay. |dw:1430887604854:dw|