Answer:
1.5 units^2
A
Step-by-step explanation:
AB (the base) = 4 - 1 = 3
AC (the height) = 5 - 1 = 4
Area = 1/2 * b * h
Area = 1/2 * 4 * 3
Area = 6 units^2
Now when you dilate it by a factor or 1/2, it means that each dimension is multiplied by 1/2.
So AB becomes 1.5
AC becomes 2
The area of the new triangle = 1/2 * 1.5 * 2 = 1.5
Be careful with this. Be sure that you understand that it is the sides making up the triangle that get cut in 1/2 and not just the area.
