Geometry Help Needed

Isosceles trapezoid ABCD is constructed with line ZX drawn through its center. If the isosceles trapezoid is dilated using a scale factor of one over three and a line is drawn through the center of the new dilated figure, what relationship will the new line have with line ZX? Explain your reasoning using complete sentences.

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Geometry Help Needed

Isosceles trapezoid ABCD is constructed with line ZX drawn through its center. If the isosceles trapezoid is dilated using a scale factor of one over three and a line is drawn through the center of the new dilated figure, what relationship will the new line have with line ZX? Explain your reasoning using complete sentences.

abb0t · Answer

@Squirrels

anonymous · Answer

The answer is the dilated line would be the exact same line as the original. This is because when you dilate you dilate around the center of the object unless it tells you otherwise.

anonymous · Answer

Thank you @Chuck_O_Beast so much

anonymous · Answer

Sure. ;)