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Under a dilation, the point (2, 6) is moved to (6, 18).

What is the scale factor of the dilation?

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Divide the new X value by the original x value:

6 / 2 = 3

Then check that with the Y value:

Original Y value = 6, 6 x 3 = 18, which is the new Y value.


This means the scale factor is 3.

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