Question

What figure is a dilation of Figure A by a factor of 12 ?

Note that the images are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Answer 1

Choose the figure with side lengths 0.5, 1, 2 and 2.5

Explanation:

Answer 2

Choose the figure with side lengths 0.5, 1, 2 and 2.5

Explanation:

Similar figures are figures which have the same shape but not the same size. This means their angle measures are equal but their side lengths are not instead they are proportional. They are related by a scale factor. To find the new side lengths of the figure multiply the original side lengths by 1/2.

The sides are 1, 2, 4, and 5.

They become:

1*1/2 = 0.5

2*1/2 = 1

4*1/2 = 2

5*1/2 = 2.5

Choose the figure with these distances.