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You want to draw an enlargement of a design that is printed on a card that is 4 in. by 5 in. You will be drawing this design on a piece of paper that is 8one half in. by 11 in. What are the dimensions of the largest complete enlargement you can make?

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Answer:

The dimensions are

[tex]8\frac{1}{2}\ in[/tex]  

[tex]10\frac{5}{8}\ in[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

If two figures are similar, then the scale factor is the ratio of its corresponding sides

step 1

Divide [tex]8\frac{1}{2}[/tex] by [tex]4[/tex]

[tex]8\frac{1}{2}=\frac{8*2+1}{2}=\frac{17}{2}\ in[/tex]

so

[tex]\frac{17}{2}/4=2.125[/tex]

step 2

Divide [tex]11[/tex] by [tex]5[/tex]

so

[tex]\frac{11}{5}=2.2[/tex]

step 3

Find the largest complete enlargement

The scale factor is the smaller of the two previous values

so

The scale factor is [tex]2.125[/tex]

The dimensions are

[tex]4*2.125=8.5=8\frac{1}{2}\ in[/tex]  

[tex]5*2.125=10.625=10\frac{5}{8}\ in[/tex]

Answer:

8 1/2 in. by 10 5/8 in.

Step-by-step explanation: