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Quadrilateral A’ B’ C’ D’ is a dilation of quadrilateral ABCD about point P with a scale factor of 2 and a half .




Is the dilation a reduction or an enlargement?


reduction

enlargement

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TPOTUS

it is an enlargement because the scale factor is 2 and a half

JeanaShupp

Answer: enlargement

Step-by-step explanation:

A dilation  is a transformation which stretches or shrinks the original shape.

It creates similar shapes but of different size.

If the scale factor is greater than 1 then the image is an a stretch or enlarged.

If the scale factor is between 0 and 1 then the image is a reduction or a shrink.  

If the scale factor is 1 then the figure and the image are congruent.

The given scale factor is \(2\frac{1}{2}\)

Since \(2\frac{1}{2}\) >1 .

Therefore, the dilation is enlargement .

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