-Triangle ABC is a scaled copy of triangle DEF, -Side AB measures 12 cm and is the longest side of ABC,
-Side DE measures 8 cm and is the longest side of DEF

1. Triangle ABC is a scaled copy of triangle DEF with what scale factor?
2. Triangle DEF is a scaled copy of triangle ABC with what scale factor?

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet

step-by-step explanation:

let's assume length of parallelogram is 'l'

width of parallelogram is 'w'

the perimeter of a parallelogram must be no less than 40 feet

so, we get

we are given

length of parallelogram is 6 feet

so,

l=6

we can plug it

now, we can solve for w

subtract both sides by 12

divide both sides by 2

and we get

so,

the smallest possible measurement of the width is 14 feet