Image below. Pre-image ABCD was dilated to produce image A'B'C'D'. What is the scale factor from the pre-image to the image? Enter your answer in the box as a fraction in simplest form.

My account
Edit my Profile
Private messages
My favorites

Ask a Question
Questions
Tags
Categories
Ask a Question

Smerlung asked Oct 18, 2023

401,917 views

44 votes

Image below. Pre-image ABCD was dilated to produce image A'B'C'D'. What is the scale factor from the pre-image to the image? Enter your answer in the box as a fraction in simplest form.

Image below. Pre-image ABCD was dilated to produce image A'B'C'D'. What is the scale-example-1

Mathematics
middle-school

Smerlung asked Oct 18, 2023

by Smerlung

2.6k points

0 Comments

Your comment on this question:

Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

Your answer

Email me at this address if my answer is selected or commented on:Email me if my answer is selected or commented on

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

1 Answer

17 votes

Answer:

The scale factor is 5/2

Explanation:

To find the scale factor, divide 20/8; that simplifies into 5/2.

20÷5/2 is 20*2/5, which is equal to 8, so you know it works.

Hope that helped!!

Laurencee answered Oct 24, 2023

by Laurencee

2.7k points

0 Comments

Your comment on this answer:

Email me at this address if a comment is added after mine:Email me if a comment is added after mine

Privacy: Your email address will only be used for sending these notifications.

Ask a Question

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

1.6m questions

2.0m answers

0 Comments

Your comment on this question:

Your answer

1 Answer

0 Comments

Your comment on this answer:

Other Questions