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Pre-image
ABCD
was dilated to produce image
A'B'C'D'
.
What is the scale factor from the pre-image to the image?
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I NEED HELP ASAP!!!! Pre-image ABCD was dilated to produce image A'B'C'D' . What is-example-1
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Answer is 4/7

You divide the length of C'D' over the length of CD
C'D'/CD = 8/14 = 4/7

The scale factor is smaller than 1, so C'D' is shorter than CD
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