(line)QR passes through point S and is perpendicular to (line)TU at S. Suppose (line) QR is dilated by a scale factor of 3 centered on point S, and (line)TU is dilated by a scale factor of 13 centered on point S. Which of the following statements is true for the dilated lines?

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(line)QR passes through point S and is perpendicular to (line)TU at S. Suppose (line) QR is dilated by a scale factor of 3 centered on point S, and (line)TU is dilated by a scale factor of 13 centered on point S. Which of the following statements is true for the dilated lines?

a)The dilated lines are perpendicular.
b)The dilated line segments intersect at S but are not perpendicular.
c)The dilated lines are parallel.
d)The dilated line segments intersect at a point other than S.
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