Check whether the table tennis table a dilation of atennis court or not and find the scale factor.
Answer to Problem 3CYU
The table tennis table is not a dilation of a tennis court.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The given statement is that the dimensions of tennis court are
Calculation:
Find the ratio of the length (the length of table tennis table and the length of tennis court)
Ratio (length)
Find the ratio of the width (the width of table tennis table and the width of tennis court)
Ratio (width)
Now,
Ratio (length)
Hence the table tennis table is not a dilation of a tennis court.
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