Jordana was shown this diagram of an isosceles trapezoid and its reduction. She was asked to find the perimeter of the
reduced trapezoid. Her work is shown below.
30 cm
A
12 cm
4 cm
B
36 cm
Figures not drawn to scale.
Scale factor
Jordana's Work
4.
123
Side A
30x3 =10
Side B
30 x
10
3
Perimeter
10+ 10+4+4 = 28