G.G-SRT.A.1.b
The dilation of a line segment is longer or shorter in the ratio given by the scale factor.
Example Problems
Polygon Y has an area of 11 square units. Celia drew a scaled version of Polygon Y using a scale factor of 3 and labeled it Polygon Z.
What is the area of Polygon Z?
What is the area of Polygon Z?
Polygon V has an area of square unit. Jun-seo drew a scaled version of Polygon V using a scale factor of and labeled it Polygon W.
What is the area of Polygon W?
What is the area of Polygon W?
Polygon O has an area of . Hana drew a scaled version of Polygon O using a scale factor of and labeled it Polygon P. What is the area of Polygon P?
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