Dilations Practice #1

How can you tell if a dilation is an ENLARGEMENT?

SELECT MORE THAN ONE ANSWER

• The scale factor is greater than 1

• The scale factor is less than 1

• The image is bigger

• The image is smaller

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TEKS.MATH.G.3A

How can you tell if a dilation is a REDUCTION?

SELECT MORE THAN ONE ANSWER

• The scale factor is greater than 1

• The scale factor is less than 1

• The image is bigger

• The image is smaller

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TEKS.MATH.G.3A

If a line segment has a length of 12 units and after a dilation the image length is 4 units, what was the scale factor?

• 3

• 1/3

• 8

• 16

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TEKS.MATH.G.3A

Scale Factor of 5 is _________________ .

• Reduction
• Enlargement

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TEKS.MATH.G.3A

What is the formula used to find the scale factor?

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TEKS.MATH.7.5C

Scale Factor of ½ is __________________ .

• Reduction
• Enlargement

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TEKS.MATH.G.3A

If the scale factor is greater than one, the new figure will be

• a reduction
• an enlargement
• a scale
• not proportional

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TEKS.MATH.G.3A

If the scale factor is between 0 and one, the new figure will be

• an enlargement

• a reduction

• a scale factor

• bigger

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TEKS.MATH.G.3A

In a dilation, what mathematical operation is used when you have the scale factor?

• addition 
• subtraction 
• multiplication 
• division 

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TEKS.MATH.G.3A

When the scale factor of a dilation is less than one, the dilation is a reduction.

• True
• False

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TEKS.MATH.G.3A