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Finding Scale Factor

Author:Katie Akesson

Rectangles P, Q, R, and S are scaled copies of one another.  For the dilation that takes P to Q, is the scale factor greater than 1, equal to 1, or less than 1?

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  • A
  • B
  • C

Rectangles P, Q, R, and S are scaled copies of one another.  For the dilation that takes R to S, is the scale factor greater than 1, equal to 1, or less than 1?

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  • A
  • B
  • C

Rectangles P, Q, R, and S are scaled copies of one another.  For the dilation that takes P to S, is the scale factor greater than 1, equal to 1, or less than 1?

Select all that apply
  • A
  • B
  • C

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