In your own words, explain what it means to dilate a triangle.

It means that you take a triangle and make another one but this time it is not the same size of the first one but the same shape. In other words make it bigger or smaller than the first one.

maximum area = xy = (16)(32) = 512 ft2

to maximize the area of the garden, the side of the fence parallel to the side of the house should be 32 ft long, and the other two sides should both have length 16 ft.'

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