Given the triangle ABC with the points A = ( 4, 6 ) B = ( 2, 8 ) C = ( 5, 10 ) and it's dilation, triangle A'B'C', with points A' = ( 2, 3 ) B' = ( 1, 4 ) C' = ( 2.5, 5 ) what is the scale factor?



Answer :

Answer:

Explanation:

Given A = (4, 6) B = (2, 8) C = (5, 10)

[tex]\begin{gathered} AB=\sqrt{(2-4)^2+(8-6)^2} \\ \\ =\sqrt{8} \\ \\ BC=\sqrt{(5-2)^2+(10-8)^2} \\ \\ =\sqrt{8} \end{gathered}[/tex]

SImilarly, for A' = (2, 3) B' = (1, 4) C' = (2.5, 5)

[tex]\begin{gathered} A^{\prime}B^{\prime}=\sqrt{(1-2)^2+(4-3)^2} \\ \\ =\sqrt{2} \\ \\ B^{\prime}C^{\prime}=\sqrt{(2.5-1)^2+(5-4)^2} \\ \\ =\sqrt{3.25} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Since it is a dilation, AB/A'B' should be the same as BC/B'C', but that is not the case here.