Triangle J'K'L' shown on the grid below is a dilation of triangle JKL using the origin as the center of dilation:

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Which scale factor was used to create triangle J'K'L'?

1 over 3
4
3
1 over 4

Question

Triangle J'K'L' shown on the grid below is a dilation of triangle JKL using the origin as the center of dilation:

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Which scale factor was used to create triangle J'K'L'?

 1 over 3
 4
 3
 1 over 4

leahhhmorgannn · Answer

@Hero @texaschic101

vocaloid · Answer

hint: the big triangle has sides that are 3 times as large as the smaller triangle

leahhhmorgannn · Answer

So the answer would be 3? or 1/3? I thought 1/3 originally.

leahhhmorgannn · Answer

I still think 1/3. The big triangle would be dilated by 1/3 to make the small one. Vice versa, the small one could be multiplied by 3 to make the big one, right?

vocaloid · Answer

should be 1/3, you are correct