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segment AB has a length of 2.4 cm. The segment is dilated with a scale factor of 3. What is the length of the image segment A'B'?

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The length of the segment is given as 2.4 cm

The dilating factor is given as 3

As we know, the length of th eimage is calculated as,


\text{image}=segment_(length)* dilating\text{ factor}

Therefore the answer is


2.4*3=7.2\text{ cm}

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