Enlargement or reduction? 8.3C

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What is the definition of enlargement in geometry?

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Enlargement is a transformation that increases the size of a shape by a scale factor greater than 1.

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What is the definition of reduction in geometry?

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Reduction is a transformation that decreases the size of a shape by a scale factor less than 1.

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Enlargement.

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Reduction.

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What scale factor indicates an enlargement?

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A scale factor greater than 1.

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What scale factor indicates a reduction?

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A scale factor less than 1.

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If a shape is enlarged by a factor of 2, what happens to its area?

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The area increases by a factor of 4.

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If a shape is reduced by a factor of 0.5, what happens to its area?

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The area decreases by a factor of 4.