Homework Help: Math

Posted by Happy Face on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 7:45pm.

1. A figure has the ordered pairs: A(2,0); B(7,2); C(3,4). Construct the new figure dilated by a scale factor of 2.

2. In the city of Vegas, they have a replica of the sphinx that is originally 240 feet tall. They used a scale factor of 1/3 to create the new statue. How tall is the sphinx in Vegas?

Please HELP me!!!!
Thank You....

Math - PsyDAG, Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 10:08am
Although I can't help with first problem, the second is solved by multiplying 240 by 1/3 or dividing it by 3.

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.

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