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 Tiyanes scale drawing? The sides are 9 inches and 3 inches
To find the length of the parallelogram's shorter side in Tiyane's scale drawing, we need to determine the scale at which she is drawing.
In the actual parallelogram, the longer side is 22.5 inches and the shorter side is 9 inches. So, the ratio of the longer side to the shorter side in the actual parallelogram is 22.5/9 = 2.5.
In Tiyane's scale drawing, the longer side is 22.5 inches. Therefore, to find the length of the shorter side in her scale drawing, we need to divide the length of the longer side in the scale drawing by the ratio of the longer side to the shorter side in the actual parallelogram.
Shorter side in Tiyanes scale drawing = 22.5 inches / 2.5 = 9 inches
Therefore, the length of the parallelogram's shorter side in Tiyane's scale drawing is 9 inches.