Hexagon A is a regular hexagon. The total length of all the sides of the hexagon is 24 inches. Hexagon A is dilated about its center to create Hexagon B. The length of each side of Hexagon B is inches.
By what factor was Hexagon A dilated to create Hexagon B?
"The length of each side of Hexagon B is inches. "
...is how many inches?
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To find the length of each side of Hexagon B, we need to determine the scale factor of the dilation.
Since Hexagon A is a regular hexagon, all of its sides have the same length. Let's call the length of each side of Hexagon A "x".
Given that the total length of all the sides of Hexagon A is 24 inches, and Hexagon A has 6 sides, we can set up an equation to solve for x:
6x = 24
Divide both sides of the equation by 6:
x = 24/6
x = 4
So, each side of Hexagon A has a length of 4 inches.
To find the length of each side of Hexagon B, we need to know the scale factor. The scale factor, denoted by "k", tells us how the dimensions of Hexagon B compare to Hexagon A.
The length of each side of Hexagon B can be found by multiplying the length of each side of Hexagon A (4 inches) by the scale factor.
Let's call the length of each side of Hexagon B "y". Therefore, we can write:
y = k * x
where k is the scale factor and x is the length of each side of Hexagon A.
From the given information, we don't have the direct value of y or k. However, we can determine the scale factor by comparing the total length of all the sides of Hexagon A to the total length of all the sides of Hexagon B.
Since Hexagon B is a dilated version of Hexagon A about its center, the scale factor will be the ratio of the total length of all the sides of Hexagon B to the total length of all the sides of Hexagon A.
Let's call the total length of all the sides of Hexagon B "Y". Therefore, we can write:
Y = k * (total length of all the sides of Hexagon A)
The total length of all the sides of Hexagon A is 24 inches, as given.
We can now set up the equation:
Y = k * 24
Substituting the value of x (4 inches) from earlier:
Y = k * 6x
Y = 6kx
Since the length of each side of Hexagon B is y, the total length of all the sides of Hexagon B would be 6y (since Hexagon B also has 6 sides).
Therefore, we can rewrite the equation as:
6y = 6kx
Since we know that the total length of all the sides of Hexagon A is 24 inches, we can substitute:
6y = 6k(4)
6y = 24k
Divide both sides of the equation by 6:
y = 4k
Now, let's substitute the value of y (length of each side of Hexagon B) with "y":
y = y
We can now equate the two expressions for y:
4k = y
Now we can solve for k:
k = y/4
Therefore, the factor by which Hexagon A was dilated to create Hexagon B is y/4.
Since we don't have the value of y, we cannot determine the exact factor by which Hexagon A was dilated to create Hexagon B.
To find the factor by which Hexagon A was dilated to create Hexagon B, we need to compare the lengths of corresponding sides of both hexagons.
Since Hexagon A is regular, all its sides are congruent. If the total length of all the sides of Hexagon A is 24 inches, we can find the length of each side by dividing the total length by the number of sides.
Hexagon A has 6 sides, so each side of Hexagon A is 24 inches ÷ 6 = 4 inches.
Now, let's consider Hexagon B. Since it is a dilation of Hexagon A, the corresponding sides of both hexagons have a proportional relationship.
The length of each side of Hexagon B can be found by multiplying the length of each side of Hexagon A by the same factor. Let's call this factor "x."
So, the length of each side of Hexagon B is 4 inches × x = 4x inches.
Since we don't have the length of Hexagon B's sides, we cannot determine the exact value of x.
However, if we are given the length of each side of Hexagon B, we can calculate x by dividing the length of the side of Hexagon B by the length of the corresponding side of Hexagon A. The result will be the factor by which Hexagon A was dilated to create Hexagon B.