Question

Select the FALSE statement

A) Dilations either increase or decrease the lengths of line segments.

B) Dilations increase angle measures.

C) A dilated triangle is similar to the original triangle.

D) Dilations are a type of transformation

Answer 1

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Answer:

B) Dilations increase angle measures.

Explanation:

Dilations have no effect on angle measures, but they uniformly change the size and spacing of line segments. They are a non-rigid transformation that leaves geometric figures similar to the original.

The false statement is B.