Question

jing - sheng made a scaled copy of the following rhombus. he used a scale factor greater than 1. what could be the side length of the scaled copy of the rhombus? choose 2 answers: a 1 unit b 4

Explanation:

Step1: Determine the side length of the original rhombus

By counting the units on the grid, we can see that the side length of the original rhombus is \(3\) units.

Step2: Analyze the effect of a scale factor greater than \(1\)

A scale factor greater than \(1\) means the scaled - copy will be larger than the original. If the original side length is \(3\) units, a side length of \(1\) unit (Option A) is smaller (\(1<3\)), so it is not valid. A side length of \(4\) units (Option B) is larger (\(4 > 3\)) as \(4=3\times\frac{4}{3}\) (where \(\frac{4}{3}>1\))

Answer:

B. \(4\)