one last question:
find the perimeter of the actual object using the scale factor shown on the blueprint. each side is 3 centimeters long.
1cm=5m
What is the "actual object"?
Tirangle? Square? Hexagon?
To find the perimeter of the actual object using the scale factor, we first need to determine the scale factor and then calculate the perimeter.
In this case, the given scale factor is 1cm = 5m. This means that for every 1 centimeter on the blueprint, it represents 5 meters in real life.
Since each side on the blueprint is shown as 3 centimeters long, we can multiply this length by the scale factor to find the actual length of each side.
3 centimeters * 5 meters/1 centimeter = 15 meters
Therefore, each side of the actual object is 15 meters long.
To find the perimeter, we simply multiply the length of one side by the number of sides. Since you didn't mention the shape, I'll assume it is a square which has four equal sides.
Perimeter = Length of one side * Number of sides
Perimeter = 15 meters * 4 sides
Perimeter = 60 meters
So, the perimeter of the actual object is 60 meters.