Question

Can someone explain to me how is this the right like explain it to me real quick The triangle shown in the diagram is going to be dilated by a scale factor of
1
3
. What is the length of the new side that corresponds to side AB?
A) 1
B) 3
C) 9
D)
1
3

Answer 1

The answer is a

Answer 2

A) 1
B) 3
C) 9
D)
1
3

Answer 3

https://www.usatestprep.com/modules/gallery/files/101/10193/10193.png

Answer 4

@pooja195 can you explain to this me please.

Answer 5

@sleepyjess

Answer 6

AB in the image is three squares long. since it is a one to three ratio and it was dilated, you divide the number of squares on that side by three. Dilated means that it expanded, not shrunk, since 3/3 is one, the actual length of that side is one.

Answer 7

@chpatterson

Answer 8

to dilate means to apply the multiplying factor
each length will be changed by that same factor
start by finding the length of AB then multiply by the factor to get the new length

Answer 9

I went to another one let me post it

Answer 10

@MiaSan5653 please reread what you posted

Answer 11

Never mind thanks my parents are making me mad sorry bye

Answer 12

what is going on today or is it me you are the third person with family issues. You are authorized to get help with your schoolwork if needed. you need to also respect your parents rules

Answer 13

@triciaal So does the dilated mean that the result will shrink by three? I don't really think I read it clearly

Answer 14

when the scale factor is a fraction then the original will become smaller
here the 3 units factor 1/3 so now the length is 1 unit

when the scale factor is a multiple then the original is that many times longer
expand

Answer 15

the original is just 1 times the length the 1 is understood