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Triangle ABC is dilated to get triangle A'B'C'. Which is the length of A'B'?

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Triangle ABC is dilated to get triangle A'B'C'. Which is the length of A'B'? 3 4 5 16-example-1

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Answer: B

Explanation:

The scale factor of the dilation is A'C' / AC = 5/10 = 1/2.

So the length of A'B' = 8(1/2) = 4.

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