An artist is creating a scale drawing of a mural in the shape of a right triangle she will paint for the city. Her drawing is 8 inches long and has a hypotenuse of 15 inches. If the mural has a hypotenuse of 96 inches, how long is the mural?(A) 46.9in.(C) 165in.(B) 51.2in.(D) 180in.
Q. An artist is creating a scale drawing of a mural in the shape of a right triangle she will paint for the city. Her drawing is 8 inches long and has a hypotenuse of 15 inches. If the mural has a hypotenuse of 96 inches, how long is the mural?(A) 46.9in.(C) 165in.(B) 51.2in.(D) 180in.
Find Scale Factor: First, let's find the scale factor by dividing the hypotenuse of the actual mural by the hypotenuse of the drawing.Scale factor = 15 inches96 inches.Scale factor = 6.4.
Calculate Length of Mural: Now, multiply the length of the drawing by the scale factor to find the length of the mural.Length of mural = 8 inches ×6.4.Length of mural = 51.2 inches.
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