triciawagner407
triciawagner407 triciawagner407
  • 10-05-2017
  • Mathematics
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Sometimes a dilation is an enlargement, and sometimes it is a reduction. Explain what types of numbers for scale factors causes each.

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Miyuko
Miyuko Miyuko
  • 10-05-2017
If your scale factor has absolute value greater than 1, the dilation is an enlargement. 
If your scale factor has abs value less than 1, the dilation is a reduction. 
If the scale factor is equal to 1, the image is congruent to the preimage. 

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robbinfranklin31 robbinfranklin31
  • 08-03-2021

Answer:

Sample Response: The dilation is an enlargement because the image, triangle A'B'C', is larger than the pre-image, triangle ABC.

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