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Observe the graph below. The scale factor used to dilate ABC was...

Observe the graph below. The scale factor used to dilate ABC was...-example-1

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Answer:

3

Explanation:

AB = 1 unit

A'B' = 3 units

The scale of dilation = A'B'/AB

Therefore:

scale of dilation = 3 units / 1 unit = 3

This means that ABC was dilated or enlarged in size by multiplying every of its segment by 3. In essence, A'B'C' is 3 times the size of ABC.

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