Answer:
D’ -> D uses scale factor of 3
D -> D’ uses scale factor of 1/3
x = 0.9
Step-by-step explanation:
Since the triangles are dilations of each other, than means the scaling factor is constant, meaning the angles of the triangle stay the same while the edges increase or decrease by a scalar value.
To find the scalar value, simply choose one side of D and one did of D’ and divide them to find the scalar. We can verify that we have the correct scalar by performing this division on each related edge. Below I will do D to D’ represented like D/D’:
4.8 / 1.6 = 3
4.2 / 1.4 = 3
2.7 / x = 3
Knowing that the scaling for each edge is 3, we can solve for x.
2.7 / 3 = x
0.9 = x
So we know the edges for D are 4.8, 4.2, and 2.7 respectively to D’ scaled by 1/3. So we can determine that the edges for D’ are 1.6, 1.4, and 0.9 respectively to D scaled by 3.
So if we go D’ to D, we scale by 3. If we go D to D’, we scale by 1/3.
Cheers.