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dilation The center of dilation is the origin. B(2,3) and B'(-4,-6). What is the scale factors of this dilation that transformed a B into B'.

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Answer:

-2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the scale factor = k

The x-coordinate of the pre-image = 2

The x-coordinate of the image =-4


\begin{gathered} 2k=-4 \\ k=-(4)/(2) \\ k=-2 \end{gathered}

The scale factors of this dilation that transformed a B into B​' is -2.

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