Question

The first pentagon is dilated to form the second pentagon. Drag and drop the answer to correctly complete the statement. The scale factor is . A pentagon with a side length of 4. An arrow points to a larger pentagon with a side length of 5

A 0.8 B 1.25 C 4 D 5

Answer 1

1.25

Explanation:

Answer 2

Dilation is a transformation that either stretches or diminishes an object. It is described by giving the scale factor and the center of dilation.
The dilation factor may be given by the ratio of the image side to that of the object.
Therefore, in this case, the dilation factor is 5/4
= 1.25