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(7) A dilation has been performed on triangle ABC. If A(6,12) and A' (2,4) what was the scale factor?

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In order to determine the scale factor of the dilation, just divide the coordinates of the point A' between the coordinates of the point A, just as follow:

A(6,12)

A'(2,4)

2/6 = 1/3

4/12 = 1/3

As you can notice, the quotient is the same, then, the scale factor is k = 1/3

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