Multiple Choice
The dashed-lined figure is a dilation image of the solid-lined figure. Is the dilation an enlargement or a reduction? What is the scale factor of the dilation?
The figure shows a coordinate grid from negative 10 to 10 on both x and y axes. A solid trapezoid is graphed in the corner of a larger trapezoid.
The solid trapezoid has vertices at
left parenthesis negative 2 comma negative 1 right parenthesis and
left parenthesis negative 2 comma 1 right parenthesis and
left parenthesis 0 comma 1 right parenthesis and
left parenthesis 2 comma negative 1 right parenthesis.
The dashed trapezoid has vertices at
left parenthesis negative 2 comma negative 1 right parenthesis and
left parenthesis negative 2 comma 5 right parenthesis and
left parenthesis 4 comma 5 right parenthesis and
left parenthesis 10 comma negative 1 right parenthesis.
(1 point)
Responses
6; enlargement
6; enlargement
3; enlargement
3; enlargement
3; reduction
3; reduction
one-third; reduction
Image with alt text: one-third ; reduction
Skip to navigation
The correct answer is:
3; reduction