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Find the scale factor that was used to create the dilation below
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Find the scale factor that was used to create the dilation below

Find the scale factor that was used to create the dilation below-example-1
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To calculate the scale factor we will divide the sides of the rectangle.


(XY)/(X^(\prime)Y^(\prime))=\frac{18\operatorname{cm}}{12\operatorname{cm}}=1.5

The scale factor would be 1.5 to go from rectangle XYWZ to X'Y'W'Z'.

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