Question

The orange shape is a dilation of the black shape. What is the scale factor of the dilation?1/10 1/2 10 2

Answer 1

Scale = ¼

Explanation:

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In the attached, we have.

Width = 4 units. ----- Orange

Width = 16 units ------- Black

Required

Determine the scale of dilation

The scale of dilation can be calculated as:

Scale = Width(orange)/Width (black)

Scale = 4/16

Scale = ¼

Hence, the scale of dilation is ¼