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Triangle BCD was dilated using the rule D Subscript Q, one-half.What are the values of the unknown measures?

Triangle BCD was dilated using the rule D Subscript Q, one-half.What are the values-example-1

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When a dilation is performed we get two similar shapes, the original one (BCD in this case) and a smaller one (B'C'D'), since the figures are similar the measures of corresponding angles are the same and then m

The three angles of a triangle add up to 180°, then we can formulate the following expression:

m

By replacing 51° for m

m

Solving for m

mmmm

Since mm

The dilation was performed with a scaling factor of 1/2, this means that the lengths of the sides of the shape figure are 1/2 times the size of the sides of the original shape. then we can formulate the following expression for CQ and C'Q:

C'Q = CQ×1/2

By multiplying ob both sides of this expression by 2 we get:

2C'Q = CQ

CQ = 2(3)

CQ = 6

Then CQ = 6

Similarly, for B'D' and BD:

B'D' = BD×1/2

B'D' = 22×1/2

B'D' = 22/2

B'D' = 11

Then B'D' = 11

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