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Triangle ABC was dilated to form triangle A'B'C'. What is the scale factor?

Triangle ABC was dilated to form triangle A'B'C'. What is the scale factor?-example-1

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Answer:

2

Explanation:

Length of side AB: side AB is the hypotenuse is 3, 4, 5, right triangle, so its length is 5.

You can also use the distance formula for points (-2, -2) and (2, 1) to get a distance of 5.

Length of side A'B': side A'B' is the hypotenuse is 6, 8, 10, right triangle, so its length is 10.

You can also use the distance formula for points (-4, -4) and (4, 2) to get a distance of 10.

scale factor = (new linear distance)/(old linear distance)

scale factor = 10/5 = 2

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