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G-SRT.1.b Warmup M2-046-A04-V04

Verify that dilations scale line segments by the dilation scale factor.

Find the original segment length from the image length and dilation scale factor

Problem

After a dilation, a segment’s image has length \(12.6\). What was the original length if the dilation scale factor is \(0.7\)?

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Curriculum context
Course
Math II
Standard
G-SRT.1.b
Category
Geometry
Domain
Similarity, Right Triangles, and Trigonometry
Objective
Verify that dilations scale line segments by the dilation scale factor.
Problem type
Find the original segment length from the image length and dilation scale factor