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If a figure is dilated by a scale factor less than one, does the shape get larger or smaller?

User Rashleighp
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I think that it gets smaller. (not entirely sure)
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If a figure is dilated by a scale factor less than one, the shape gets SMALLER.

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But if the figure is dilated by a scale factor more than one, the shape gets bigger
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