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The green shape is a dilation of the black shape.



​What is the scale factor of the dilation?



The green shape is a dilation of the black shape. ​ ​What is the scale factor of the-example-1
User Kshitij Aggarwal
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Answer:

0.5

Explanation:

all sides of the new, green shape are half as long as the sides of the original black shape.

User Shi Jie Tio
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Answer:

The scale factor of the dilation is 1/2

Explanation:

The longest side on the black shape is 20 units long. On the green shape, this same side is now 10 units long

The length has halved (20 ÷ 2 = 10) so the scale factor is 1/2

Hope this helps!

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