I need answers for the following question. I would greatly appreciate the assistance! Thank you!
On a map, the distance between cities is shown on the right. Use what you know about similar triangles to find the actual distance from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Then explain the following:
Map: The distance between cities is shown on the right. Use what you know about similar triangles to find the actual distance from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Then explain the following:
How did you determine the distance? What do you think happened to the area and the perimeter of this triangle when we rescaled it (for example, is the perimeter twice as big? Three times as big? What about the area?)
San Francisco
21 miles
Las Vegas
270 miles
Los Angeles