McDougal Littell Jurgensen Geometry: Student Edition Geometry
McDougal Littell Jurgensen Geometry: Student Edition Geometry
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780395977279
Author: Ray C. Jurgensen, Richard G. Brown, John W. Jurgensen
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company College Division
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Chapter 14.5, Problem 11WE
To determine

To find the scale factor and state if the dilation is an expansion or contraction.

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Answer to Problem 11WE

The scale factor is 13 and the dilation is acontraction.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

The given point and its image is:

  (3,9)(1,3)

Calculation:

The solution can be obtained as:

  (1,3)=13(3,9)

Hence, the scale factor is 13 and the dilation is a contraction.

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