Parallelogram RSTU is shown below with a line AB drawn through its center. If the parallelogram is dilated using a scale factor of 3 and a line is drawn through the center of the new dilated figure, what relationship will that line have with line AB in the drawing below?

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znappydooz · Answer

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znappydooz · Answer

@iGreen, can you help?

igreen · Answer

Well, if the new dilated figure is directly dilated from the original..the line's would be the same.

The line in the center of the newly dilated figure and the original figure will either be the same line or parallel.

znappydooz · Answer

Should I write that?

znappydooz · Answer

@iGreen, can I rewrite those words and use it as the answer?

znappydooz · Answer

"If the newly dilated figure is directly dilated from the original, the lines would be the same. The line in the center of the newly dilated figure and the original figure will be either the same, or parallel."
Is this good?