scale factor

The figure AEFG is a dilation of the figure ABCD with respect to point A. If AG = 2 inches and GD = 4 inches, then find the scale factor. => 4 : 3 or 2 : 3 or 1 : 3 or None of the above..

Find the scale factor of dilation of the ΔABC to the ΔAED where AD = 5 cm and AE = 10 cm. => 2 or 2.5 or 3.5 or 1.5..

Three dilations of ΔABC are ΔPQR, ΔXYZ and ΔA′B′C′. The scale factor in all the dilations is 2. What are the centers of the three dilations? => (2, 0), (0, 3) and (1, 1) or (0, 0), (2, 1) and (4, 4) or (0, 0), (0, 3) and (6, 1) or (6, 1)..

Sam is examining a cell of size 0.03 in. through a microscope. The size of the cell when examined through the microscope is 1.2 in. Find the scale factor. => 1 50 or 40 or 50 or 1 40..

A toy company wants to make a doll of Lady Diana, who was about 6 ft tall. The height of the doll is 1.2 feet. Find the scale factor. => 6 35 or 1 5 or 11 30 or 6 25..

Which of the following is/are correct? 1. Every dilation has a center. 2. Every dilation has a scale factor. 3. Every dilation increases the size of the picture. 4. Every dilation is a transformation. => 2, 3, and 4 only or 1, 2 and 4 only or 1, 2 and 3 only or All are correct o..

Find the image of M(- 6, 12) under dilation with center as origin and with a scale factor of 5 6 . => (- 5, 10) or (- 7, 14) or (5 , - 10) or (7, - 14)..

A logo for a company uniform was designed on a paper and it measured 14 inches in length. The designer was asked to decrease the size of the logo so that the logo on the uniform would measure 3.5 inches. Find the scale factor. => 5 or 1 5 or 4 or 1 4..

The image of ΔABC after dilation with respect to the point A is ΔA′B′C′. If AB = 6 cm and A′B′ = 4 cm, then find the scale factor. => 1 2 or 1 3 or 2 3 or 3 2..

ABCD and PQRS are similar polygons. Find the scale factor of polygon ABCD to polygon PQRS, if a = 4 and b = 8. => 1 : 2 or 2 : 1 or 5 : 8 or 1 : 1..