Question

In the following diagram, segment QR is the image of segment NP after a dilation centered at the origin with a scale factor of k. Which of the following would not be a correct calculation of k.

Answer 1

The ratio OQ/QN would not give a correct calculation of K

Here, we want to select which of the options would be a wrong calculation for k which is the scale factor

Any of the ratios that would measure k should be such a ratio that compares similar distances

The correct answer in this case is OQ/QN

The reason why it is wrong is that while OQ meaures the distance from the center of dilation to the first segment, QN should also have measured a comparable distance

Thus, ON should have been what to use if we are to compare both distances since they would have measured the distances from the center of dilation which is the origin in this case