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Find the scale factor for of the dilation shown.

A. 1/2
B. 3/2
C. 2
D. 2/3


NEED THIS BEFORE MIDNIGHT!! HELP ME PLEASE. THANKS!!!

Find the scale factor for of the dilation shown. A. 1/2 B. 3/2 C. 2 D. 2/3 NEED THIS-example-1
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The answer is B (3/2).
Start by doing 6/4 to get 3/2.
It also works with 9/6 to get 3/2
Do what you want/What you started with.
Test it by multiplying 4 by 3/2 to get 6. It works!
Since it is a scale factor both sides grow by the same ratio. This is what we did above.
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