Given A(6,3) has been dilated about the origin to A'(30,15). What scale factor was used?

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Given A(6,3) has been dilated about the origin to A'(30,15). What scale factor was used?

Given A(6, 3) has been dilated about the origin to A'(30, 15). What scale factor was used?
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Dilation factor = OA'/OA

OA =(6^2+3^2)^0.5

OA'=(30^2+15^2)^0.5

       =5(6^2+3^2)^0.5

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