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Do you know what this means? "Ratio of Dilated Length to Original Length"

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This ratio shows us the scale factor

1) Suppose we have an original polygon that has the following length: 4" and this polygon has been dilated with a scale factor k=2.

2) Then the polygon will have their lengths equal to 8" and that statement refers to the ratio:

Hence, this ratio shows us the scale factor used in this Dilation. Note that since it was greater than 1, it means an enlargement, lesser than 1: the dilated figure has been shrunk.

Do you know what this means? "Ratio of Dilated Length to Original Length&quot-example-1
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