Question

The dashed triangle is the image of the solid triangle. The center of dilation is (6, 6).



What is the scale factor used to create the dilation?

Answer 1

The reduction is from 15 tiles wide to 3 tiles wide, what number do you think 15 would have to be divided by to get 3?

Answer 2

5?

Answer 3

Correct. Now then, is the figure's translation increasing or decreasing in size? (this will determine the scale factor for the dilation)

Answer 4

Increasing?

Answer 5

note: the image is what has happened after the events

Answer 6

Oh, so it's decreasing

Answer 7

yes.

Answer 8

oh, uh, I just realized I made an error in helping you, you were supposed to "(image length)/(preimage length)" (apologies, it has been some time since I have did this part of geometry)

Answer 9

Oh, no worries at all, do you know the answer?

Answer 10

Yes I do, but I wish to work you through the steps so that you don't get stuck in this rut again.

Answer 11

So, we know the length of the 2 triangles, right?
Pre-image is the large triangle
Image is the small one
Since the dilation is decreasing the size of the pre-image, you are to divide the length of the image by the length of the pre-image then simplify.

Answer 12

IDK if you have to post your response in fraction or decimal form though.

Answer 13

Oh I think either is fine