What is the scale factor of the dilation shown here?

Triange J K L has vertices J negative 6 comma 6, K 3 comma zero, and L zero comma negative 9. It has been dilated to a smaller triangle with the transformed vertices J prime negative 2 comma 2, K prime 1 comma zero, and L prime zero comma negative 3.

2

one-half

3

one-third

Question

What is the scale factor of the dilation shown here?

Triange J K L has vertices J negative 6 comma 6, K 3 comma zero, and L zero comma negative 9. It has been dilated to a smaller triangle with the transformed vertices J prime negative 2 comma 2, K prime 1 comma zero, and L prime zero comma negative 3. 

 2 

 one-half 

 3 

 one-third

anonymous · Answer

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jim_thompson5910 · Answer

hint: look at point K and how it turns into K'