In triangle ABC, angle ABC is a right angle included between ab= 3 units and BC= 2 units. Triangle ABC is dilated by a scale factor of 0.5 with point b as the center of dilation, resulting in the image a'b'c'. Which statement about a'b' is true?

A'B' is 1.5 units long and lies on the same line as AB?

A'B is 3 units long and lies on the same line as AB?

A'B is 1.5 units long but lies on a different line than AB?

A'B is 3 units long but lies on a different line than AB?

Question

In triangle ABC, angle ABC is a right angle included between ab= 3 units and BC= 2 units. Triangle ABC is dilated by a scale factor of 0.5 with point b as the center of dilation, resulting in the image a'b'c'. Which statement about a'b' is true? 


A'B' is 1.5 units long and lies on the same line as AB?

A'B is 3 units long and lies on the same line as AB? 

A'B is 1.5 units long but lies on a different line than AB?

A'B is 3 units long but lies on a different line than AB?

nathalyn · Answer

A'B' is 1.5 units long but lies on a different line than AB.