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A rectangle PQRS is dilated about the origin to form a new rectangle P ’Q ’R ’S ’, as shown. What is the scale factor of the dilation?

A rectangle PQRS is dilated about the origin to form a new rectangle P ’Q ’R ’S ’, as-example-1

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Answer:

3

Explanation:

Point p was on -1, 2

Point p' was on -3, 6

IF you divde p' by p you get 3, so the dialation is 3.

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