Question

parallelogram RSTV is similar to parallelogram WXYZ. What is the scale factor of a dilation from RSTV to WXYZ.

Answer 1

Not sure when this is from but if it was recent and you still need the answer I believe it’s 1/5.

Answer 2

The scale factor is equal to
`0.2`

Explanation:

we know that

the scale factor is equal to divide the length of the corresponding side of the parallelogram WXYZ by the length of the corresponding side of the parallelogram RSTV

Let

z-----> the scale factor

x-----> the length side of the parallelogram WXYZ

y------> the length side of the parallelogram RSTV

so

`z=(x)/(y)`

In this problem we have

`x=4.8\ units`

`y=24\ units`

substitute

`z=(4.8)/(24)=0.2`

`0.2<1` -----> is correct because is a reduction