Scale Factors

The distance from Point A to Point B on a scale drawing is 6 cm. If the scale is 1cm : 10m. What is the actual distance from A to B?

• 6 m

• 10 m

• 18 m

• 60 m

Determine the scale factor for the dilation of the equilateral triangle

• 7 ft

• 3/2 ft

• 0.2 ft

• 1.4 ft

Dilate triangle XYZ by a scale factor of 2. What is Y’?

• (1,3)

• 2

• (2,14)

• none of the above

What scale factor was used to dilate rectangle ABCD to rectangle EFGH

• 9 cm

• 1 cm

• 0.8 cm

• 0.75 cm

Which of the following scale factors would produce enlargements

• 4

• 2 1/3

• 0.5

• 1.99

square A is dilated to create Square B would the scale factor be greater then 1 or smaller than 1

• Greater than 1

• Smaller than 1

• Both

• None of the above

Which of the following scale factors would result in a reduction of the original figure?

• 3/2

• .5

• 8 cm

• 22

A square with a vertex at Z(3,9) undergoes a dilation using the scale factor of 1/3. What are the coordinates of Z’

• (-3,-9)

• (9,27)

• (1,3)

• (0,6)

What scale factor was used to dilate triangle UVW to form triangle XYZ

• 12

• 1.5

• 3

• 4