Question

In the dilation shown above, the dark-colored figure represents the original image and the light-colored figure represents the resulting image.

What is the scale factor for this dilation?

Answer 1

In the dark blue picture, how long is the slanted side?

Answer 2

You were right. The slanted side goes from 3 to 6. Do you see that? 6-3=3. So the slanted side is three blocks long.

Answer 3

its 1/3

Answer 4

Yes. Do you see why?

Answer 5

yes