Question

In the image, two circles are centered at A. The circle containing B was dilated to produce the circle containing B′. What is the scale factor of the dilation? A. 1 B. 2 C. 0.5 D. -0.5In the image, two circles are centered at A. The circle containing B was dilated to produce the circle containing B′. What is the scale factor of the dilation? A. 1 B. 2 C. 0.5 D. -0.5

Answer 1

C. 0.5

Explanation:

The diameter of B is from -2 to 2, which = 4 units.

The diameter of B' is from -1 to 1, which equals 2 units.

2/4 = 1/2 = 0.5 scale factor.