Question

what is the scale factor in the following dilation? the red triangle is the original.

Answer 1

I want to hear your answer and reasoning first.

Answer 2

so for the bottom of the triangle it gets bigger by an eztra 3, so it's 6 bottom bigger triangle. right?

Answer 3

The question is, "what is the scale factor"? Whats your answer?

Answer 4

so 3?

Answer 5

is 3 the answer?

Answer 6

Is 6 3 times as big as 3?

Answer 7

because I noticed that all sides are equivalent

Answer 8

OH wait it's 2!

Answer 9

The red triangle...the base...is length 3.
The original triangle...base is length 6.

How many times larger is 6 than 3?

Answer 10

Yes, 2.

Answer 11

2 or wait is it a fraction?

Answer 12

woohoo!

Answer 13

Sorry, I didnt see your earlier response.

Just divide, 6/3 = 2.

Answer 14

thank you so much.

Answer 15

Welcome.

Answer 16

One last question I have for you.

Answer 17

yes?

Answer 18

make new Question.

Answer 19

In the last diagram of the red and blue triangles, if the original triangle was the blue triangle and it is dilated to the red triangle, what would be the scale factor? (or as it is also called, the "constant of dilation").

Answer 20

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Answer 21

hangonasec

Answer 22

1/3?

Answer 23

or 1/2?

Answer 24

which one?

Answer 25

1/3?

Answer 26

How do you know 1/3?

Answer 27

whats your reasoning?

Answer 28

I think that if you dilate it bkwrds it is a reduction, right?

Answer 29

You start with a length of 6.
Now, you have a length of 3.

So, yes, it is a reduction.

What fraction does that represent?

Answer 30

1/2

Answer 31

Easier way to think about it............

what part of 6 is 3?

Answer 32

Yes. Be careful with your arithmetic.

Answer 33

half of it.

Answer 34

Yes, the answer is a scale factor of 1/2.

Answer 35

alrighty coolio.

Answer 36

Good luck.

Answer 37

do you go to connections academy?

Answer 38

lol

Answer 39

no?

Answer 40

or are you old...

Answer 41

No comment.

Answer 42

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Answer 43

well, goodbye and thanks............

Answer 44

You're welcome.