Triangle ABC is shown below with line DE passing through the center. Imagine triangle ABC was dilated by a scale factor of three about the center of the triangle, and a line was drawn passing through its center. What would you know about the line of the dilated figure as compared to line DE drawn below?

Triangle ABC with a line DE through the center of the triangle is shown. Point A is at negative 1, negative 1. Point B is at 0, 2. Point C is at 1, negative 1. Point D is at negative three fourths, 0. Point E is at three fourths, 0.

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Triangle ABC is shown below with line DE passing through the center. Imagine triangle ABC was dilated by a scale factor of three about the center of the triangle, and a line was drawn passing through its center. What would you know about the line of the dilated figure as compared to line DE drawn below?

Triangle ABC with a line DE through the center of the triangle is shown. Point A is at negative 1, negative 1. Point B is at 0, 2. Point C is at 1, negative 1. Point D is at negative three fourths, 0. Point E is at three fourths, 0.

anonymous · Answer

@Hero can you help please?