Tiyane makes a scale drawing of the parallelogram. The longer side of the parallelogram is 22.5 inches in her drawing. What is the length of the parallelogram’s shorter side in Tiyane’s scale drawing? the scale factor is 9 inch 5 inch
To solve the problem, we need to use the scale factor:
scale factor = length in drawing ÷ actual length
We are given the actual length of the longer side, which is 22.5 inches. We can substitute the values we know into the formula and solve for the length in the drawing:
9/5 = length in drawing ÷ 22.5
Cross-multiplying, we get:
length in drawing = (9/5) x 22.5 = 40.5 inches
Therefore, the length of the parallelogram's shorter side in Tiyane's scale drawing is:
shorter side = (5/9) x 40.5 = 22.5 inches
So the length of the shorter side in Tiyane's drawing is 22.5 inches.