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1.The length of JK¯¯¯¯¯ is 36 millimeters. What is the length of J′K′¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ after a dilation with a scale factor of 3/2?

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Answer:

54

Explanation:

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Help!!! 1.The length of JK¯¯¯¯¯ is 36 millimeters. What is the length of J′K′¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ after-example-1
User Todd Gamblin
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Answer:

54 mm

Explanation:

A dilation is an enlargement or reduction of a line or figure using a scale factor. If the initial length of the line JK = 36mm, you can find the length of the new image of J'K' by multiplying the initial length by the scale factor:

36 * 3/2 = 108/2 = 54mm

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