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Figure 1 is dilated to get Figure 2.

What is the scale factor?

Enter your answer as a mixed number, in simplified form, in the box.


Figure 1 is dilated to get Figure 2. What is the scale factor? Enter your answer as-example-1

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The scale factor is 1.5 or 1 1/2 <-- mixed num.

Since the dilation is an enlargement, 6 --> 9, 6 times what = 9? 1.5.
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