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Rectangle A′B′C′D′ is the image of rectangle ABCD after a dilation.

What is the scale factor of the dilation?

Rectangle A′B′C′D′ is the image of rectangle ABCD after a dilation. What is the scale-example-1
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3

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User Adrian Rosca
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The dimensions of the original figure is a 4 x 3 rectangle, and the dilated figure's dimensions are 12 x 9.
The length of 12 is 3 times more than the length of 4, and the width of 9 is 3 times more than the width of 3.
This means that the scale factor of the dilation is 3. Hope this helps!
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